Transcript Early People

Early People
Hunter Gatherers
1st People
Oldest human bones found in
Africa.
Paleolithic Era= Old Stone Age
Hunter- Gatherers
Men hunt animals; Women
gather fruit, vegetables, nuts,
berries
Nomads- move from place to
place without a settled home
(follow food!)
Paleolithic Era con'd
Culture=beliefs, customs,
language, religion, foods, hobbies,
clothes, etc.
Tools-stone tools, flint ax, bow
and arrows, spears
Shelter-caves, huts, mammoth
bones covered with animal hides
Discover FIRE!
Developed language
Cave Paintings
Ice Age & Neolithic Era
Ice Ages-land bridge
connects Asia and North
America= people migrate to
most continents!
last Ice Age ended 8000 BC.
Neolithic Era (New Stone
Age)= Agricultural
Revolution
Agriculture= Farming!
Agricultural Revolution con'd
Farming leads to the need to stay
in one place=permanent
settlements.
Learn to plant seeds and
domesticate animals (tame them
for milk, meat, wool,
transportation).
Constant food supply= population
growth
Earliest farming areas in SW Asia
and Nile River Valley
Agricultural Revolution con'd
Too many people farming= division
of labor- job specialization
jobs= artisans (skilled workers)
making weapons, jewelry, pottery,
weave cloth
Men farmed and protected village
Women took care of children and
made clothing
Tools include: sickles, hoes, copper
found in rocks-mixed with tin=bronze
(Bronze Age)
River Valley Civilizations Emerge
All develop by rivers!
Need water to drink, bathe, cook, find
food, water animals
Develop cities & form governments to
protect themselves and food supply
Religion-polytheistic (many gods) to
explain the forces of nature and the
role of humans in the world
Governments- Monarchy (king/queen),
slaves at bottom
Art of gods and nature
Time Designations and
Abbreviations
B.C.- Before Christ
A.D.- Anno Domini ("in the year of our
Lord")
B.C.E.- Before the Common Era
C.E.-Common Era
Circa- (c. or ca)- "about"
decade- 10 years
century- 100 years
prehistoric- before writing is invented