Chapter 1- From Human Prehistory to Early Civilizations
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Chapter 1 – From Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations
I.Introduction a.Human origin – 2.5 million years ago i.1/4000 of earth’s existence – 24 hour day – last 5 minutes
b.Human negatives and positives i.Aggressiveness, long baby time, back problems, death fears
ii.Grip, high/regular sex drive, omnivores, facial expressions, speech
c.Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age –
d.5 million to 12000 BCE i.Simple tools – increase in size, brain capacity – Homo erectus
II.Late Paleolithic Developments a.Homo sapiens sapiens – 120,000 years ago – killed off others? i.Population growth required change – 1 square mile to hunt/gather for 2 people 1.Long breast feeding – limit fertility
2.Relative gender equality – women harder, but both contributed
