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Humans Try to Control Nature

Humans Try to Control Nature. Any ideas how?. Paleolithic Age. Old Stone Age That old pale stone. Humans before written records. Were generally nomads or wandered from place to place in search of food . How did they get their food? Hunter/gatherers They lived in clans or tribes

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Humans Try to Control Nature

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  1. Humans Try to Control Nature Any ideas how?

  2. Paleolithic Age Old Stone Age That old pale stone

  3. Humans before written records • Were generally nomadsor wandered from place to place in search of food. • How did they get their food? • Hunter/gatherers • They lived in clans or tribes • Had oral language • Technology: digging tools, knives, needles, harpoons, etc.

  4. What was the greatest achievement of the Paleolithic Era? • The ability to use FIRE! • Any idea why this is so important?

  5. Cave Art

  6. Stonehenge

  7. Human Movement Ice Bridge From: Fertile Crescent To: All Continents -except Antartica

  8. Neolithic Revolution Shift from food gathering to food production

  9. Can you think of any reasons for this?

  10. Methods used for food production • Slash and Burn Farming: cut trees and grasses and burn to clear field, next year move on to a new location • Domestication: taming animals by farms and pastoral nomads (cattle ranchers) • Irrigation: diversion of water to crop fields by means of canals and ditches

  11. Birthplace of Agriculture • Jarmo (in Iraq) • ZargosMtns have good environmental conditions for wild grains and animals • Discovered by Robert Braidwood

  12. Results of Agriculture • on population… • on jobs… • on nomadic way of life…

  13. Can you think of any ideal locations to start a village? Places near water. Why?

  14. What are the advantages and disadvantages to living in a village? Advantages Cultural development Food surplus Protection Religion Access to goods Easy Travel Brings animals Disadvantages Flood Fire Natural disasters Disease Easy for enemies to reach you Brings animals

  15. Earliest Cities Allepo Jericho Nippur Ur

  16. Five Factors Common to CivilizationWhy is each important? • Cities • Large population • Trade center • Job specialization • You do one job • Artisan • Institutions • Government • Religion • economy • Record Keeping • Tracks laws, debts, payments, etc • Writing needed • Scribes • Cuneiform • Advanced Technology • arts and architecture, • public works, • bronze

  17. Reasons Civilizations Change • Changes in Physical Environment • Weather Changes. • Floods and other natural catastrophes. • Interaction With People • War • Building of City-States • Empire building • Trade

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