1. Chapter 1 The Rise of Civilizations
Lesson 1
Early Humans

2. Social Lived in small groups of 20-30
Both men and women were in charge of finding food
Women
gathered so they could stay close to the children and teach them what food to eat
Trapped small animals
Kept camp safe
Men
Wander away from camp to hunt
Parents pass on practices, skills, and tools to children to ensure the survival of later generations
Equality between men and women
Gathered around fire to tell stories

3. Political Tribes were known to be lead by leaders or elders
No known political system was put in place where members were in higher ranking than their peers
Although no borders existed, tribes would migrate in patterns to follow the supply of food, many times tribes would follow the same pattern for years on end
Individual tribes live in seclusion causing little or no conflicts between other tribes
Because of the equal rankings among everyone, there were no revolts or revolutions

4. Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
Followed animal migration and vegetation cycles
Used fire to keep warm during the Ice Ages
Used caves for shelter and the fire for protection
Paintings have been found on walls of caves
Live in camps wherever they migrate, building temporary homes
Used the wood and stone around them to make weapons for hunting

5. Cultural Prehistory- “a time before writing was developed”
The Chauvet cave contains more than 300 paintings of lions, oxen, owls which are things the Paleolithic people did not hunt, which indicates they were painted for religious reasons.
These artists painted with fingers and twigs and would mix mineral ores with animal fat to create certain colors such as red, yellow, and black
Some scholars believe these paintings were done as a religious ritual to bring success in hunting

6. Economic Relied on hunting and gathering
Gathered wild nuts, fruit, berries, wild grains, and green plants
Hunted buffalo, horses, bison, reindeer, fish, and shell fish
Made stone tools (flint, hand axes, bow and arrow, etc.)
Primary job was to find enough food to eat
Everyone worked towards the mutual goal of surviving including men, women, and children
Little wealth stratification
Tribes live in seclusion so they did not trade with other tribes