Thursday, January 22, 2015

1/22/15

When and where did human beings first emerge?
Humans began to emerge 200,000 years ago in southwestern Africa.
Why did the period known as "prehistory" end?
The period known as prehistory ended when people started to write things down.
What made the rise of civilization possible?
Living in a permanent shelter/area and agriculture made the rise of civilization. It allowed the women to nurture young children.
Name some early technological innovations.
Some early technological innovations were the plow, the spear, and the wheel.
How did hunter/gatherers live?
Hunter/gathers were nomadic, meaning they moved from place to place. They followed the animals, their main food source, living in caves or under some branches no keep them out of the heat or rain.

prehistory  
the time before tings were written down
Paleolithic Age
the earliest prehistoric age (Old Stone Age)
Neolithic Age
marked by the making of tools and the start of agriculture (New Stone Age)
Agricultural Revolutionthe shift from hunting/gathering to more permanent settlements centered on agriculture (beginning in southwestern Asia)also known as the neolithic revolution
cuneiform
the earliest form of writing

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