chapter 1 sections 1 & 2. before writing things did happen – we just don’t have any written...
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Chapter 1 Sections 1 & 2
Before Writing
Things DID happen – we just don’t have any written record of them.
Why is it called “the stone age”? Their tools were made of… STONE
Divided into two major parts: 1.Old Stone Age = Paleolithic Age2.New Stone Age = Neolithic Age
2,500,000 to 8,000 BCEHunters-Gatherers:
People who found all their food.
Nomads: People without a permanent home; in constant migration following food source.
Existence of modern humans and Neanderthals overlapped
What
caused the
human
migration
from Africa
throughout
the globe?
Someone, somewhere realized plants grow from seeds..
Use the seeds and you can CHOOSE where the plants grow!
Agricultural revolution
Agriculture = Farming
But… how can I have a permanent plant food source but still hunt for meat?
People also domesticated animalsNow they can stay
in one, permanent location
8,000 – 3,000 BCEPermanent
settlements AgricultureAnimal domesticationModern humans
become only hominids on Earth.
