Chapter 1 BEFORE HISTORY

Lucy – 3.5 million years ago

Prehistoy Vs. History Prehistory: period before writing History: Era after the invention of writing enabled human communites to record and store information

Migrations of the hominids

Evolution of Homo Sapiens 1 HOMO HABILIS ~ NICKNAME: Handyman LIVED: 2.4 to 1.6 million years ago HABITAT: Tropical Africa DIET: Omnivorous – nuts, seeds, tubers, fruits, some meat 2 HOMO SAPIEN ~ NICKNAME: Human LIVED: 200,000 years ago to present HABITAT: All DIET: Omnivorous - meat, vegetables, tubers, nuts, pizza, sushi 4 HOMO ERECTUS ~ NICKNAME: Erectus LIVED: 1.8 million years to 100,000 years ago HABITAT: Tropical to temperate - Africa, Asia, Europe DIET: Omnivorous - meat, tubers, fruits, nuts

Paleolithic Age 12,000 years ago “Old Stone Age” Hunting and gathering Women received equality in society

Neolithic Era “New Stone Age” 12,000 – 6,000 years ago. Domestic Animals Early stages of agricultural society.

Population Explosion

Results of the population explosion Emergence of towns Civilization Evolved Specialization of labor Pottery Metalworking Textiles Social structure Religion

First Civilizations