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Topic 1 Presentation. Introductions to History Neolithic Agricultural Revolution Mesopotamian Civilizations. Prehistory. Time before writing About 5,000 years ago. Prehistory. Archaeologist Excavate and study traces of early settlements Artifacts Stuff people leave behind. Prehistory.

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  1. Topic 1 Presentation Introductions to History Neolithic Agricultural Revolution Mesopotamian Civilizations

  2. Prehistory • Time before writing • About 5,000 years ago

  3. Prehistory • Archaeologist • Excavate and study traces of early settlements • Artifacts • Stuff people leave behind

  4. Prehistory • Anthropologists • Formulate theories about early peoples’ cultures • Artifacts • Culture • A peoples’ unique way of life

  5. Prehistory • Paleontologists • Study and date fossils • Fossils • Evidence of early life preserved in rock

  6. Prehistory • Historians • Analyze, interpret, and write about the human past

  7. Lucy • Discovered by American anthropologist Donald Johanson in Ethiopia • Unusually complete skeleton of an adult female • Believed to have lived 3.5 million years ago • Named after the Beatles song, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”

  8. Works Cited • Ancient World History Patterns of Interaction. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2007. Print. • Spielvogel, Jackson J. Glencoe World History: Journey Across Time :. Alabama ed. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2005. Print. The Early Ages.

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