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Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras

Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras. Theories of the First Humans. Humans first developed about 2 million years ago in present day Africa. Humans are unique: opposable thumbs, spoken language, extensive thought processes

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Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras

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  1. Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras

  2. Theories of the First Humans • Humans first developed about 2 million years ago in present day Africa. • Humans are unique: opposable thumbs, spoken language, extensive thought processes • Unlike other animals, humans are unusually aggressive toward their own kind (wars throughout all of history).

  3. Early Human Migration

  4. Paleolithic Era • 2 million years ago – 14, 000 B.C.E. • Paleolithic means “Old Stone Age” in Greek • Discovered the use of fire • Humans relied on hunting and gathering. • Small groups, relatively equal • Simple stone tools • Cave art

  5. (Paleolithic Continued) • Polytheistic religion: many gods and spirits.

  6. Paleolithic Humans

  7. Cave Paintings

  8. When you don’t have this...

  9. And you only have this...

  10. What happens?

  11. Neolithic Revolution • After the ice ages ended, larger animals died off. • Food shortages meant people had to find a new way to survive. • People gradually domesticated animals and discovered farming. • Life changes DRAMATICALLY. This was humanity’s first revolution.

  12. Where Farming Began

  13. Neolithic Way of Life • Began about 10,000 B.C.E., “New Stone Age” • Societies gradually adopt farming • Food surpluses = population grows. • People use stone tools. • Religion remains polytheistic • People stay in one place b/c of farms, villages grow.

  14. Neolithic Village

  15. Neolithic Problems • Diseases begin to spread • Farming is much harder work. • Society becomes more unequal. • Women lose many rights because men become primary providers of heavy labor. • Wars become common

  16. The Hadza People

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