today in west civ we started our notes for the new topic. here are my notes:
before civilization; the prehistoric era
-the origins and "ages" of Human Beings
-200,000 years ago a human species emerged in southwestern Africa
-prehistory - means before things were written down
-14,000 years ago, a worldwide human race existed
-earliest prehistoric age is the Paleolithic age (Old Stone Age)
-Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) was marked by advanced tool making and the beginnings of agricultural. (how they made things)
-Initially, humans were parts of migratory groups which hunted, fished and gathered plants for food.
-the pre-historic era:
-the agricultural revolution: (also known as Neolithic Revolution):
-learned how to grow things for their own and hunt with different tools.
(began in southwestern Asia)
-populations rose due to increased ability to care for young children.
-you don't have to have everyone in the tribe a hunter.
-Hierarchies appeared in village life; the status of women was lowered as women were confined more to domestic duties.
-Invention of wheel and plow made it possible to produce enough food for storage.
-Villagers were polytheists (belief in multiple gods); worshipping multiple nature and human and animal gods.
-it was basically when people started learning how to work and invent things like the plow and houses and make clothes (etc) out of clothes.
-it took thousands of years for this to come about.
-Fertile Crescent: was a "good" place to settle down in because of all the water and fertile land. (it is now in the Syria, Iraq area.)
-The Earliest Cities:
-Sumer (Fertile Crescent) occupied the land between Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
-Populations rose because of irrigation techniques
-Better food storage allowed for diversity in professions
-Sumerians invented the first form of writing (cuneiform)
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