Chapter 1: From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River-Valley Civilizations, 8000-1500 B.C.E.
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Chapter 1: From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River-Valley Civilizations, 8000-1500 B.C.E. I. Before Civilization A. Intro 1. Lascaux, Fr./caves of Spain a. 1st disc. of ancient art b. animals, some extinct c. evidence of sophistication 2 Humans get sophis. a. paintings b. stone tools c. passed deliberately from age to age 3. Culture a. patterns of action w/in a society b. material obj: homes, clothes, tools, crafts c. non-mat. obj: beliefs, lang B. Food Gathering and Stone Technology 1. Stone Age (2 mil. yrs ago - 4,000 yrs ago) a. tool making b. cul. activity c. tools- stone, wood, bone, skin d. Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) 10,000 yrs. ago ? 3,000 yrs. ago 2. Foragers