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CHAPTER 1 Section 1:Prehistoric Peoples Section 2:The Foundations of Civilization The Emergence of Civilization

SECTION 1 Prehistoric Peoples Question: What are some similarities and differences between Neanderthal and Cro- Magnon peoples?

SECTION 1 Prehistoric Peoples wore animal skins, used fire, buried their dead effective hunters, artists Homo sapiens NeanderthalCro-Magnon

SECTION 2 Question: What economic, social, and geographic factors led to the growth of the first civilizations? The Foundations of Civilizations

SECTION 2 The Foundations of Civilization Fact People began making tools and weapons out of bronze. Significance They could work more efficiently with stronger tools, produce surplus food, and make division of labor possible.

Chapter Wrap-Up 1. What characteristics of early Homo sapiens most set them apart from earlier hominids? 2. What similarities in physical environment did the first civilizations share? 3. How did improved farming lead to the development of civilization? 1. What characteristics of early Homo sapiens most set them apart from earlier hominids? 2. What similarities in physical environment did the first civilizations share? 3. How did improved farming lead to the development of civilization? CHAPTER 1