1. Origins of Agriculture, Culture, & Civilization

3. 1. Setting the Stage: Who are we? a. No written history to study b. Important: The story is not complete c. Evolution vs. Creationism- We will not take a side but simply look at what has been found.

6. 2. Scientists Search for Human Origins a. Prehistory: Time before written history, roughly 5,000 years ago i.For thousands of years people have recorded information about their beliefs, activities, and important events using varying forms of written language ii.Without written records, scientists face many challenges

7. b. Scientific Clues i.Scientists work like detectives uses excavated sites ii.Artifacts: human-made objects such as tool and jewelry are examined and studied iii.Anthropologists study culture or a people’s unique way of life iv.Paleontologists study fossils or evidence of early life preserved in rocks v.From these clues anthropologists attempt to recreate a picture of early human’s cultural behavior

9. c. Lucy i.Unusually complete skeleton of female hominid ii.Discovered by Donald Johanson in 1974 iii.Named after Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” iv.Dated to be 3.5 million years old

12. d. Mary Leaky i.Archeologist who led an expedition in Tanzania in East Africa ii.1978 they discovered Laetoli Footprints made by humanlike beings now called australopithecines, a hominid iii.Humans and other creatures that walk upright are called hominids

13. 3. The Old Stone Age Begins a. The invention of tools, mastery over fire and development of language are believed to have occurred during the Stone Age which has two parts: i.Paleolithic Age: Old Stone Age roughly 2.5 million B.C. to 8000 B.C. ii.Neolithic Age: New Stone Age roughly 8000 B.C. to 3000 B.C. iii.People learned to polish stone tools, make pottery, grow crops and raise animals in New Stone Age

14. 4. Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons, and Homo sapiens a. Timeline on p.8-9 b. Developed technology or ways of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs c. Evolutionists: Missing link? d. Creationists discard this theory

15. 5. New Findings Add to Knowledge a. Fossils, Tools, and Cave Paintings b. Toumai Skull i.7 million year old skull found in northern Chad ii.Similar to chimpanzee iii.Is the skull human or ape? Needs further study

16.  AD actually stands for the Latin phrase "anno domini" which means "in the year of our Lord." The B.C. / A.D. dating system is not taught in the Bible. It actually was not fully implemented and accepted until several centuries after Jesus' death

17.  Roman Numerals