Divided into 3 parts :
Paleolithic Era : ~ 250 , 000 BCE - 10 , 000 BCE
Agricultural Era : 10 , 000 BCE - 1750 BCE
Modern Era : 1750 CE - Present day
Paleolithic Era : Humans learn how to make stone tools
Agricultural Era : Humans start to plant their food instead of hunting and gathering
Modern Era : Humans invent many new technology
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First People of the Paleolithic Era
Populating the Earth
Humans begin in Africa about 250 , 000 years ago
Archaeological evidence shows that human behavior started ONLY IN AFRICA
The first 150 , 000 yrs or so of human experience happened exclusively in Africa , Out Of Africa
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Evidence
Early stone tools
Tools made from bones
Grind stones
Evidence of hunting and fishing
Settlements here planned around seasonable movement of game and fish
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Populating
Humans move to Middle East about 100 , 000 yrs ago
Migrated to East Asia about 70 , 000 years ago
Then Europe about 45 , 000 years ago
People from Africa crossed the Red Sea into Arabian Peninsula
Very small number , less than 1000 years ago crossed Red Sea into Middle East (Eurasia)
These people who move around to many countries were called nomads
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Moving and Human Speciality
How did they travel from one place to the other so easily ?
ANSWER : At the time , the water levels of the Earth were low , so it was much easier to move around
What's so special about a human ?
ANSWER : Unlike other animals , we have the capability to make decisions , think , and have the curiosity about the world
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Populating Australia
Early humans began moving into Australia about 6 , 000 years ago
Their numbers continued to grow about 300 , 000 in 1788 when Europeans arrived
Development of a complex religious outlooks of the world (eg- Dream Time)
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Paleolithic Religions
Female deities for fertility of land and of the woman
Burial Customs and sites (placed animal bones and tools with the body)
Belief in Afterlife (dream time)
Ancestor worship (respect of elders)
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Paleolithic Society
They were egalitarian (men and women)
short essay : Egalitarian
(A) Egalitarian society shows equal rights and opportunities for men and women - no gender inequality
(B) No social ranking or differences
2. First Peoples
(A) Important bc they led a foundation for activity
(B) Lived in small groups showing economical activity
(C) People exchanged ideas, goods, and etc = early trade
