Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras

How do we know about human development during the Paleolithic Era?

Discovered species and fossils

How did humans adapt to their surroundings?

What were the causes of human migration and how do anthropologists believe human spread across the globe?

Nomadic Migration due to the hunter-gatherer lifestyle of following herd of game animal

What made the Neolithic Era different from the Paleolithic Era?

Agriculture and New ways of Living

How did agriculture lead to early civilization?

What were some advantages and disadvantages of agriculture?

What is civilization?

• cities as administrative centers

• political system based on control of defined territory rather than kinship

• many people engaged in specialized non-food producing activities

• status distinction based on accumulated wealth

• monumental building

• a system of keeping permanent records

• long distance trade

• major advances in sciences and arts