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CHAPTER 1. BEFORE HISTORY. EARLY LIFE. Homo sapiens by 10,000 B.C.E. Larger brain Tools, weapons. PALEOLITHIC CULTURE. Gender division of labor Men Women. PALEOLITHIC CULTURE. 12,000 B.C.E. Hunting-gathering Spread to other parts. The Neolithic Revolution – 8000 to 3500 B.C.E .
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CHAPTER 1 BEFORE HISTORY
EARLY LIFE • Homo sapiens by 10,000 B.C.E. • Larger brain • Tools, weapons
PALEOLITHIC CULTURE • Gender division of labor • Men • Women
PALEOLITHICCULTURE • 12,000 B.C.E. • Hunting-gathering • Spread to other parts
The Neolithic Revolution –8000 to 3500 B.C.E. • Plants/Animals
Neolithic Revolution • Diffusion • Northern China • Rice • Southeast Asia • Mesoamerica, Peru • Maize, sweet potatoes
POPULATION Increases • Preneolithic • 5-8 million • 4000 B.C.E. • 70 million
IMPACT? • Specialized occupations • Regional trade • Communal ownership • Women’s role decreases
The First Towns • Jericho • Jordan River • 7000 B.C.E. • Wheat, barley • Hunting, trading • Building • Brick houses • Elites
The First Towns • Innovations • Plow, wheel • States • Larger, centralized • Trade • Writing • trade, power, culture