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87426726ArchaeologistScientists who study prehistoric and ancient peoples87426726
87426727BipedalismThe preference for walking erect on two limbs rather than four87426727
87426728Primary sourcesOriginal evidence from that time period87426728
87426729Paleolithic AgeThe Stone Age87426729
87426730Advantages of Homo sapiensFore limbs, freed from walking, opposible thumbs, and development of large brain87426730
87426731Counters the lack of strength of humansTo be able to figure out how to thrive by devising effective ways to solve the problems of survival87426731
87426732Number of People in hunter-gather groups30-50 members87426732
87426733What movements keep them?Kept them from accumulating possessions and from developing any sense of owner ship accumulate wealth87426733
87426734Reason for no social distinctionsthey did not accumulate wealth from movement87426734
87426735Division of labor based onSex87426735
87426736What sex did whatMales hunted and females gathered87426736
87426737The most important understanding for huntersThey had no judgment that one activity was better than the other87426737
87426738What materials used for toolswood, bone, and stone87426738
87426739Evidence of their cultureFound cave paintings and burial rituals87426739
87426740Evidence of religionCave paintings and ritualistic burials87426740
87426741Time spent for survival3-5 hours a day87426741
87426742Advantages of FireMore food edible, easier storage of food, hardened wood weapons, warmed heart and soul87426742
87426743Neolithic RevolutionThe changeover from food gathering to food producing87426743
87426744Deceiving term of Neolithic RevolutionNot a single event, but happened at different times in different parts of the world87426744
87426745AgricultureThe deliberate tending of crops and live stocks for food and fiber87426745
87426746HorticultureUse of hand tools to plant seeds and cultivate crops87426746
87426747Reason for horticulture firstIt made use of animals and sped up the time, improving the process87426747
87426748PastoralistThe first domesticators of animals87426748
87426749Reason agriculture grew more than horticultureUsed larger land87426749
87426750Grains developed in AsiaRice87426750
87426751Grains in AmericasCorn, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, and peppers87426751
87426752Grains in Middle EastMemmer wheat and barely87426752
87426753First Domesticated animal and whyDogs, they can track game87426753
87426754Animals in SW AsiaSheeps and goats87426754
87426755Animals in EurasiaCows, horses, and pigs87426755
87426756Animals in AndesLlama87426756
87426757Effects of Neolithic RevolutionPeople settled down. Division of labor. Social inequality. Gender inequality. The importance in surplus.Religions changes.87426757
87426758Private PropertyClaiming ownership87426758
87426759Effect of specializationWork was done more efficiently.87426759
87426760SurplusMore crops than needed for farmer87426760
87426761PolytheismBelief in many gods87426761
87426762Three industries of RevolutionPottery, metallurgy, and textiles87426762
87426763Reason for copper being first metalEasily shaped87426763
87426764Why textiles were hard to traceFibers don't survive easily.87426764

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