Prehistory

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The Flintstones

And Beyond
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Prehistory

• History of humankind before history was recorded
  or written down

History

• The written record of past events and times

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Paleolithic

• The Old Stone Age

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Old Stone Age

• A period in history when everything was made from
  stone or wood
• Long period of time in the history of mankind
• 2.3 million years ago to 8000 years ago

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The Paleolithic Age

• Paleolithic --gt Old Stone Age

• 2,500,000 BCE 10,000 BCE

• Made tools
• First to use fire.

• hunting (men) gathering (women) --gt
  small bands of 20-30 humans

• NOMADIC (moving from place to place)

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Hunters and Gatherers

• A.K.A Nomads
• Members of a tribe who move from place to place
  in search of food and supplies.

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Hunters-Gatherers (Nomads)

• 1. Didn't build permanent dwellings.
• 2. Had to move when the animals did.
• 3. Made tools.
• 4. Used fire.
• 5. Language to pass on information.
• 6. Men-Hunted
• Women- Gathered

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Fire

• Changed human life
• Important discovery
• Cooking
• Light
• Warmth

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The New Stone Age
Neolithic
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The New Stone Age

• 8000-5000 years ago
• 50-300 people started living together
• Lived in Villages
• A small community of houses and people

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• Started to domesticate- tame animals and plants
  for human use
• Animals used for meat, milk and wool
• Learned to grow food
• People started to settle down
• Built dried mud-brick buildings
• Post Lintel- vertical and horizontal beams

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The Neolithic Age

• Neolithic --gt New Stone Age

• 10,000 BCE 4,000 BCE

• Gradual shift from

Nomadic lifestyle --gt settled, stationery
lifestyle.
Hunting/Gathering --gt agricultural production and
domestication ofanimals.
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Neolithic Age Important because

• Farming started to replace hunting and gathering
• Specialization started
• Development of different types of jobs.

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Important because

• First governments were established
• Formal rules established
• Religion

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Neolithic Villages

• Jericho
• Between modern day Israel Jordan
• About 8,000 BC
• Catal Huyuk
• Modern day Turkey
• 6700-5700 BC

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What Civilizations Need To Survive

• 1. Dependence on natural resources
• 2. Development of economy
• 3. Development of political systems
• 4. Development of religion

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• 5. Social structure
• 6. Role of technology
• 7. Fall / Evolution of the civilization.

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• Why was agriculture important?

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Agricultural Revolution

• Revolution- changes that greatly affect many
  areas of life
• Most important event in human history

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The Agricultural Revolution

• 8,000 BCE 5,000 BCE

• Agriculture developed independently in
  different parts of the world.

• SLASH-AND-BURN Farming

Middle East India Central America
China Southeast Asia 8,000 BCE 7,000
BCE 6,500 BCE 6,000 BCE 5,000 BCE
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The Agricultural Revolution
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Development of Agriculture
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The Agricultural Revolution
More Food Less people need to Farm Better
Homes Development of Cities
Population increases
Development of Agriculture
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Specialized jobs
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• Discovered in different parts of the world
• Example-
• Asia- wheat, barley, rice, soybeans
• Mexico- corn, squash, potatoes
• Africa- grain