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Prehistory recap

Prehistory recap. Prehistory. H istory from the first hominids (5,000,000) to the invention of writing (3,000 BCE). A long period: significant cultural developments are only 30,000 years old. . Timeline. Stone Age: Paleolithic (2,500,000- 10,000 BCE) Mesolithic (10,000 – 8,000 BCE)

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Prehistory recap

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  1. Prehistory recap

  2. Prehistory • History from the first hominids (5,000,000) to the invention of writing (3,000 BCE). • A long period: significant cultural developments are only 30,000 years old.

  3. Timeline • Stone Age: • Paleolithic (2,500,000- 10,000 BCE) • Mesolithic (10,000 – 8,000 BCE) • Neolithic (8,000 BCE- 3,000 BCE) • Landmarks: 2,500,000: first stone implements 8,000 BCE: agriculture and animal husbandry 3,000 BCE: writing and metallurgy

  4. Paleolithic • Stone implements • Hunter gatherers • Nomadic • Cave paintings (ritual?: descriptive, realistic) • Female statuettes (fertility goddesses?)

  5. Neolithic • Agriculture • Permanent settlements • Paintings: human figures, interaction, narrative. • Metallurgy and writing at the end. • Middle East: first towns • West: Megalithic monuments (slower development)

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