Book Notes
-Prehistory: the period before history was recorded through written documents.
-"Language, religion, art, technology, farming, family life, and village communities- all these basic features of human existence originated in prehistoric times"
-The quality of human life improved with the development of agriculture, and hunting and gatherings
-Learning objective 1: civilization is a recent development
- 2.5 million years ago: appearance of human life species, 1100 BC end of the New Kingdom in Egypt
-ratio of civilized people- 3 minutes in 24 hours
-prehistory began with human race
-Paleolithic age: the earliest and longest period of prehistory when humans used simple stone tools
-Paleolithic age: the earliest and longest period of prehistory when humans used simple stone tools
-Neolithic Age: known as the new stone age, characterized by advances in the stone tool making and beginning of agriculture
-Cave paintings: worshiped the beasts that they drew in the caves, they were continually restored
-Agricultural revolution: also called the neolithic revolution, the shift from hunting and gathering to more advanced stone tool making
-Climate, Skills, and technologies: took place several times throughout history
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