The paleolithic era
274405204 | Metallurgy | Metal work. A profession people were able to undertake after the specialization of labor. Originally used with copper. | 1 | |
274405205 | Homo Erectus | Upright beings with a high level of intelligence. They made tools for hunting and protection. They discovered fire and migrated across the Eurasian continent. They formed small groups of nomads and could communicate with others. | 2 | |
274405206 | Australopithecus | the "southern ape". They walked on two feet and formed small groups of hunters and gatherers. They were short and had a limited intelligence. | 3 | |
274405207 | Neandertals | The first people to show emotion | 4 | |
274405208 | elaborate burials | The first evidence of human emotion | 5 | |
274405209 | Paleolithic Era | Era before agriculture. People in this time were small groups of hunters and gatherers | 6 | |
274405210 | Egalitarian | Society where genders are equal | 7 | |
274405211 | History | The era of time that began with the invention of writing | 8 | |
274405212 | Prehistory | The era before writing | 9 | |
274405213 | Hominids | Creatures that have human characteristics | 10 | |
274405214 | Australopithecus | First known hominid | 11 | |
274405215 | Lucy | The name of the most complete skeleton of an Australopithecus | 12 | |
274405216 | Catal Huyuk | A village where specialization of labor was prominent | 13 | |
274405217 | Surpluses of food | Reason why specialized labor took place | 14 | |
274405218 | Homo Sapiens | The modern human. These people developed languages and migrated across the whole world. Evolution of the Homo Erectus. Developed agricultural villages and new arts. | 15 | |
274405219 | Venus Figurines | First sign of human religion. Shows the early people's concern for fertility. | 16 | |
274405220 | Jericho | One of the first known towns that used agriculture. They hunted animals and traded obsidian with nomads | 17 | |
274405221 | obsidian | Material most tools and weapons were made out of in the Paleolithic Era. | 18 | |
274405222 | Neolithic Era | Era that started with the development of agriculture. Allowed specialized labor to start and city-states to be born. | 19 | |
274405223 | Social classes | The most prominent result of specialized labor. | 20 |