PRE – HISTORY to CIVILIZATION

Study Artifacts to learn about early peoples Archaeologist

Archaeologist Pictograph

Archaeologist

Historian Studies Written Documents to understand the past

Genealogist study history through DNA

EARLY HUMANS Homo Sapiens Came out of East Africa Genetic Eve

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age Ice Age Siberian Land Bridge 13,000 B.C (BCE)

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

Tools: Projectile PointsProjectile Points NeedlesNeedles FireFire PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age

Nomadic bands 20 – 30 people20 – 30 people Followed the foodFollowed the food Developed Spoken LanguageDeveloped Spoken Language PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age

ANIMISM spirit forces lived with in Nature and Animals Buried dead with great care PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age

PALEOLITHIC MAN

Neolithic New Stone Age 9000 BC to 4000 BC

Global Warming led to: Neolithic Transition“Neolithic Transition” Slash and BurnFarming – “Slash and Burn” Domesticated AnimalsDomesticated Animals - Breeding Permanent Villages Calendars Neolithic New Stone Age 9000 BC to 4000 BC

Global Warming led to: “Neolithic Transition”Surplus Growth in Population Neolithic New Stone Age 9000 BC to 4000 BC

Neolithic New Stone Age Job Specialization –Miller –Brewer –Traders –Artisa –Artisan Private Property Class SystemClass System Life in Neolithic Village

Neolithic New Stone Age Job Specialization –Miller –Brewer –Traders –Artisa –Artisan Private Property Class SystemClass SystemReligion Based on sun, moon Goal: ensure fertilityGoal: ensure fertility TheirsTheirs LandLand Gender Roles Men – worked fields, herd animalsMen – worked fields, herd animals Women – children, weaving, cookingWomen – children, weaving, cooking Life in Neolithic Village

Neolithic Period Copper Later Periods Bronze Age - (3000 BC) Copper and Tin alloyCopper and Tin alloy Swords, Axes, ShieldsSwords, Axes, Shields PlowPlow EARLY INVENTIONS METAL AND TRANSPORTATION

Neolithic Period Copper Later Periods Bronze Age – (3000 BC) Copper and Tin alloyCopper and Tin alloy Swords, Axes, ShieldsSwords, Axes, Shields PlowPlow Iron Age – (1000 BC) Iron and CarbonIron and Carbon More affordable than tinMore affordable than tin EARLY INVENTIONS METAL AND TRANSPORTATION

Cultural Diffusion The spread of Ideas and Technology from people to people