AP World Final Study Guide Definitions up to 600 BCE: Paleolithic: The period of the stone age associated with the evolution of humans (Old Stone Age‚ and was a time of nomads and hunter gatherers) Neolithic Revolution: Agricultural Revolution in the New Stone Age Pastoralists: A way a life dependent on large herds of small and large stock (Africa and Central Asia) Hunter-Gatherers: A way of life of people who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering edible plants and insects
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The base of all human accomplishment derives from the Paleolithic era. These beginnings of mankind could be considered our most important. The first tools were developed‚ stone tools used to shape wood‚ dig for food‚ or weaponry. The progression in tools shows the growth in thinking‚ first using objects for tools then creating tools to fit a certain need such as sharpening stone for cutting. Tools were used to fashion weapons like a bow and arrow. Man learned how to make fire with friction for heat
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it hard for the hominids to settle in one place. As soon as the supply of food runs out in the area where they settled‚ they migrated to places that have favorable weather and enough food resources that can sustain the group. By the end of the Paleolithic period‚ there were human societies in different regions of the globe. As humans moved and settled from one place to another‚ their bodies adjusted to different climates and conditions that resulted to differences in the development of physical attributes
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1. Paleolithic rock art: People left their hunting records‚ drawings of their culture and experiences on cave walls with bright colours‚ some of which have been preserved up to today. Also‚ paleolithic people made small statues or carvings out of stone‚ of figures such as Venus figures. In addition‚ although it may seem like art to modern world‚ they used stone tools to hunt and gather. 1. Venus figurines : In places all over the world‚ from Europe to Russia‚ figurines of women have been found
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cities and ultimately empires; a new culture and society. (Watkins) During the New Stone Age the rise of more advanced tools enabled the one time Nomads to go from being hunter gathering societies into ones of a farming society. During the Paleolithic Era most tools were made from chipped stone. (Ramirez et al 13) With the coming of the Neolithic Era stones were now polished and metals were beginning to get used to create new and improved tools. Saws‚ axes‚ and plows were created‚ enabling
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Neolithic and Paleolithic Era The Neolithic and Paleolithic Era were two periods in which humans began to develop and grow. Changes in population‚ early political structures‚ and social ladders are visible in both these periods of time‚ but withhold similarities as well. Population during the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era were made of small communities‚ but life expectancy’s of the time were slightly different. The people of the Neolithic time‚ who lived together and were more vulnerable to disease
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with conflicts‚ and adapting their lifestyle to deal with those conflicts. It all started with the Paleolithic period and continued through the first civilizations. The Paleolithic period which was is better known as the Stone Age‚ carried on until about 14‚000 years ago. While the first civilizations were the first representations of the civilizations that we live in today. Throughout the Paleolithic period and early civilizations‚ many factors of civilization have changed‚ but at the same time‚ many
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animals Geologists- analyze fossils and the rocks in which they are found Chemists and Physicists-determines the age of the artifacts and other remains of the past THE SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HUMAN PAST IS A CONTINUING PROCESS… PALEOLITHIC AGE • Greek words: lithos which means “stone” and palaios‚ “ancient.” • Life during Old Stone Age Nomads-wander from place to place (caves or in tents) Small groups of 20-30 people Food gathering-wild fruit‚ nuts‚ seeds‚ honey‚ roots‚ and
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Within the Paleolithic era‚ many changes occurred from cultural to biological. Several of the changes the happened in this time period‚ have remained today. At the beginning of the Paleolithic era our primate ancestors existed‚ but by the end humans in our modern form existed across the world. Homo sapiens sapiens remains have been dated to 100‚000 years ago. The emergence of art‚ the beginning of personal adornment‚ the domestication of the dog‚ and intentional burials started in this time period
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Many cave paintings were found all over Europe and usually‚ they were on the wall of abandoned cave with the blocked entrance for many years‚ so the paintings were well preserved inside the cave. Cave paintings started during the time called the Paleolithic Age. According to archeologists‚ around 40‚000 B.C.‚ the earliest arts were created and cave paintings were started. Also the caves where paintings have been found are not likely to use as shelter‚ but they were used for ceremonial purposes (Tedesco
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