Lesson 9 Cultural Evolution in Asia

CULTURE?

CULTURE

BELIEFS

VALUES

BEHAVIORS

MATERIAL OBJECTS

THREE CATEGORIES OF STONE AGE

Paleolithic Age Mesolithic Age Neolithic Age2,000,000 to 10,000 B.C. 10,000 to 8,000 B.C. 8,000 to 3,000 B.C.

Source: http://creationwiki.org/Stone_age#Paleolithic_Period

Paleolithic Age

Palaois (old)+Lithic (stone)= Old Stone

• They depended to a great extent

on their environment.

HUNTERS

Gathering Foods

CAVE PAINTING

AFTERLIFE

Paleolithic Implements

FIRE

MESOLITHIC AGE

FISHING

•The dog was the first animal domesticated to help humans in hunting.

 

•They made clothing from animal skins to protect their bodies.

MESOLITHIC IMPLEMENTS

Neolithic Age

Neolithic humans learned to engage in agriculture as well as in domesticating animals.

• Since humans had to constantly nurture their crops, meaning they no longer moved from one place to another.

• It was called the Neolithic revolution.

• The practice of agriculture as well as the domestication of animals was signs that humans no longer solely depended on nature. The human learned how to use nature.

Neolithic Implements

Various stone and flint tools made in about 2700 to 1800 BC, during the Neolithic period, were found in Essex, England.

Female figurine in the form of a jar, incised and with traces of paint, clay, Neolithic, c. 3000 BC. From Vidra, Bucharest, Romania. In the National Antiquities Museum, Bucharest, Romania. Height 42.5 cm.

METAL AGE

• Copper was the first metal which humans first experimented with.

• It was reserved for valuable articles such as jewelry and weapons.

• Copper smelting was first done in West Asia.

Bronze• Copper was combined with tin to produce bronze.

• Metal that was durable than copper

• In China, bronze was called a noble metal and was reserved for making ceremonial vessels to contain the offerings to their gods.

Iron• Proved to be stronger that both copper and bronze

• The Hittites of West Asia were the first ones to discover iron smelting since they had the advantage of having iron mines.

SOURCES: • http://www.stone-age-experience.com/stone-age-life• http://creationwiki.org/Stone_age#Paleolithic_Period• http://www.ehow.com/info_10049559_stone-age-period.html• http://www.ancient.eu/Stone_Age/