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Study Artifacts to learn about early peoples. Archaeologist. Archaeologist. Historian. Studies Written Documents to understand the past. Genealogist. Genetic Eve. Came out of Africa. PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age. 2,000,000 BC to 10,000 BC. Hunters and Gatherers
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Study Artifacts to learn about early peoples Archaeologist
Historian Studies Written Documents to understand the past
Genetic Eve Came out of Africa
PALEOLITHIC MANOld Stone Age 2,000,000 BC to 10,000 BC
Hunters and Gatherers Used tools for human use PALEOLITHIC MANOld Stone Age
Nomadic bands 20 – 30 people Followed the food PALEOLITHIC MANOld Stone Age
Developed Spoken Language PALEOLITHIC MANOld Stone Age
Believed in ANIMISM PALEOLITHIC MANOld Stone Age
Buried dead with great care PALEOLITHIC MANOld Stone Age
NEOLITHIC TRANSITION“Neolithic Age” - 10,000 BCE – 4000 BCLiteral Meaning: New Stone Age
NEOLITHIC TRANSITION • Global Warming led to • Permanent Villages • Farming - Calendars
NEOLITHIC TRANSITION • Global Warming led to • Permanent Villages • Farming Animal Domestication Breeding of animals • Horse • Cows and Ox • Pig • Sheep and Goats • Chicken • Indian Elephant
NeolithicNew Stone Age Global Warming led to Farming Domesticated Animals Surplus - Growth in Population
Private PropertyCreated a Class System Religion Based on Sun, Moon, Seasons Goal: Tribal Fertility and Crops (food) Gender Roles Men: Worked fields and herded animals Women: Children, Weaving, and Cooking
CivilizationFirst Cities River Valleys • Iraq - Tigris and Euphrates • Nile - Egypt • Indus - Pakistan • Yellow - China
FEATURES OFCIVILIZATION • Organized Government • Warriors, Priests
FEATURES OFCIVILIZATION • Complex Religions
FEATURES OFCIVILIZATION • Job Specialization • Artisan
FEATURES OFCIVILIZATION • Art and Architecture
FEATURES OFCIVILIZATION • Social Classes
FEATURES OFCIVILIZATION • Public Works
FEATURES OFCIVILIZATION • Writing
Ugaritic Text 1450 – 1200 BCRas Shamra (Syria) Earliest reference to Hebrew/Christian God or Ancient Canaanite Pantheon of gods?El
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