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Purpose of Paleolithic Art
Religious rituals, telling stories, form of community.
How were Paleolithic communities organized?
20-30 people, hunter and gatherer system. Nomadic.
Define the different classifications of humans
Homo abilis, able man. Homo sapien modern human. Homo habilis, able man, homo erectus, upright
Effects of Neolithic Revolution
Led to the making of the first organized “cities” less nomadic nature. Biggest change was algriculture. Domestication of animals.
Reasons for early migration
Religion/afterlife of early people
Polytheistic.
Characteristics of a civilization
specialized workers.
Complex institutions.
Record keeping.
Advanced cities.
Advanced technology.
Specialization
Being a master/ professional in something.
Complex Society
If you don’t know this your kinda stupid
Hunters and Gatherers
Women were gatherers men were hunters
Patriarchy/Matriarchy
Patriarchy ruled by men /ruled by women
Multiregional Theory/Out of Africa Theory
the theory that humans emerged from different regions.
Homo sapien
Humans
Hominids
Early species, walked on 2 feet
Homo erectus
upright man
Paleotholic age
old Stone Age, earliest stone tools. Hunter and gatherers
Neolithic age
Biggest change was agriculture, started domesticating animals. Neolithic means new stone. Food producing
Mesolithic Age
Transitional period between Paleolithic and Neolithic
Domestication
Taming animals
Middle East
Oldest permanent civilization where they grew food. Developed matriarchy and patriarchy
Mary and Louis leaky
Louis was more experienced, Mary was more sociable.
Mary found a homohabilis.
She said it was like treasure hunting.
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