PRE – HISTORY to CIVILIZATION 1

Archaeologist Study Artifacts to learn about early peoples 2

Archaeologist Pictograph Study Artifacts to learn about early peoples 3

Studies Written Documents Historian Studies Written Documents to understand the past 4

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) 7

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age Hunters and Gatherers Used tools for human use 8

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age Tools: Projectile Points Needles Fire 9

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age Nomadic bands 20 – 30 people Followed the food Developed Spoken Language 10

PALEOLITHIC MAN Old Stone Age ANIMISM spirit forces lived with in Nature and Animals Buried dead with great care 11

PALEOLITHIC MAN 12

Neolithic New Stone Age 9000 BC to 4000 BC

Neolithic New Stone Age 9000 BC to 4000 BC Global Warming led to: “Neolithic Transition” Farming – “Slash and Burn” Domesticated 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 Life in Neolithic Village Job Specialization Miller Brewer Traders Artisan

Neolithic New Stone Age Life in Neolithic Village Job Specialization Miller Brewer Traders Artisan Private Property Class System Religion Based on sun, moon Goal: ensure fertility Theirs Land Gender Roles Men – worked fields, herd animals Women – children, weaving, cooking

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

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

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