Pre-History Introduction

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Characteristics of Pre-Historic Man:
1. _________________________ - had no permanent home
2. Hunter/Gatherers that roamed the land in order to _______________________
3. Lived on this continent - _______________________
**4. No form of ___________________ to communicate
What we know about Pre-History:
1. The ________________ Age: 2 million B.C. to 5000 B.C. (broken into three parts):
a. ________________________ Period the _______________ Stone Age
i. 2 mill. 12000 B.C.
ii. __________ ___________ - temperature cools and huge glaciers form at the
high latitudes exposes _______________ - bridges in Indonesia, Bering
Strait, and other places
iii. Many new forms of __________________ emerge.
b. _________________________ Period the _____________ Stone Age_
i. 12000 8000 B.C.
ii. Man develops better _____________________ and Domesticates some wild
animals:
1. ____________________ 2. ____________________ c. ________________________ Period the ________________ Stone Age
i. 8000 5000 B.C.
ii. Neolithic Revolution __________________________________
_______________________________________________________
1. Possibly the most important event/development in human history.
Effects of the Neolithic Revolution:
1. Agriculture - _______________________
a. More _________________________ way to get food, even though it requires
more work
b. Not as dependent on ______________________ and geography
c. No longer ______________________
2. Social Changes
a. Can settle down and form __________________________
b. Surplus of food allows _____________________ of labor
i. __________________ - people trained in a craft, art, or skill
ii. Leads to creation of new _______________________ to make life
easier
c. development of leadership shows the first _______________________
d. beliefs and ___________________________ become more important and
elaborate.
3. Development of _______________________________, which means an end to PreHistory.