Chapter 1 Section 2

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Chapter 1 Section 2

• The Dawn of History
• pages. 8-10

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The First Humans

• Hunter Gatherers The first period of human
  history is called the Old Stone Age, or the
  Paleolithic age. Which is around 10,000 B.C.
• The earliest evidence of life was found in Africa
  in 1959.
• The Female remains (Lucy) was found in a rock in
  east Africa.

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Stone Age Items
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Mary and Louis Leakey

• Archaeologist that found the remains of Lucy

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Nomads

• Paleolithic people lived in small food gathering
  bands, about 20 or 30 people.
• Women and children gathered fruit and berries
  while the men hunted prey
• They moved wherever the animals moved. And rarely
  stayed in one location for a period of time.

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Cavemen workout plan
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Environmental effects on Nomads

• During several Ice ages, or periods where the
  earth cooled. Nomads faced bitter cold and were
  forced to create clothing from animal skins.
• They also lived in caves to shield themselves
  from the wind and rain.

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Religion and Art

• Religion
• Early Nomads believed in animal spirits.
• We know this because of paintings left on cave
  walls.

• Art
• In addition to cave paintings archaeologist have
  also found small stone statues.
• Typically the statues are women

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Art

• Statue of a pregnant women.

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Art
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After Life

• In the End of the Old Stone age, some people
  began burying their dead with great care.
• They buried people with tools, weapons and other
  needed goods.
• This suggest that they probably believed in
  afterlife.

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The First Farmers

• About 11,000 years nomads learned how to farm,
  and were to stay in one place if they choose to.
• This allowed to develop new skills and tools as
  well as communities.
• This technology began a new age the New Stone Age
  or the Neolithic age.