Archaeologist Study Artifacts to learn about early peoples 1

Archaeologist 2

Studies Written Documents Historian Studies Written Documents to understand the past 3

Genealogist

Genetic Eve Came out of Africa

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age 2,000,000 BC to 10,000 BC 6

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age Used tools for human use Hunters and Gatherers Used tools for human use 7

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age Nomadic bands 20 – 30 people Followed the food 8

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age Developed Spoken Language 9

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age Believed in ANIMISM 10

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age Buried dead with great care 11

NEOLITHIC TRANSITION “Neolithic Age” - 10,000 BCE – 4000 BC Literal Meaning: New Stone Age

NEOLITHIC TRANSITION Global Warming led to Permanent Villages Farming - Calendars

NEOLITHIC TRANSITION Global Warming led to Permanent Villages Farming Animal Domestication Breeding of animals Horse Cows and Ox Pig Sheep and Goats Chicken Indian Elephant

Neolithic New Stone Age Global Warming led to Farming Domesticated Animals Surplus - Growth in Population

Worked fields and herded animals Children, Weaving, and Cooking Private Property Created a Class System Religion Based on Sun, Moon, Seasons Goal: Tribal Fertility and Crops (food) Gender Roles Men: Worked fields and herded animals Women: Children, Weaving, and Cooking

Civilization First Cities River Valleys Iraq - Tigris and Euphrates Nile - Egypt Indus - Pakistan Yellow - China

FEATURES OF CIVILIZATION Organized Government Warriors, Priests

FEATURES OF CIVILIZATION Complex Religions

FEATURES OF CIVILIZATION Job Specialization Artisan

FEATURES OF CIVILIZATION Art and Architecture

FEATURES OF CIVILIZATION Social Classes

FEATURES OF CIVILIZATION Public Works

FEATURES OF CIVILIZATION Writing

Ugaritic Text 1450 – 1200 BC Ras Shamra (Syria) Earliest reference to Hebrew/Christian God or Ancient Canaanite Pantheon of gods? El Ugaritic Text 1450 – 1200 BC Ras Shamra (Syria)

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