5. 100,000 to 200,000 homo sapiens, sapiens – a. Out of started in and migrated – b. Multiregional thesis all developed independently – Stone Age First period of prehistory - Tool use separates hominids from – ancestors Paleolithic Old Stone Age 10,000 to 2.5 million years ago – – Crude tools clubs, axes, bones for shelter, protection, food, – cloth Natural shelters cave/canyons – Began tentlike structures/huts Wooden/stone structures by Mesolithic 1 million years ago fire – Warfare rocks, clubs food preparation tools used for – – combat Weapons found in bones 5. Clothes from hides/furs and later plant fibers a. cloth for color 6. Families, clans, tribes a. Select sexual partners not seasonal – b. Long term sexual emotions + child rearing – c. Family units created clans Neolithic New Age 5,000-10,000 years ago – – Nature and causes of changes associated with the time span Change due to Great Ice Age Pleistocene Ice Age – Continuities and breaks within the time span Mesolithic Middle Stone Age 10,000-12,000 years ago transition – – – Difficult to generalize Lack of information Regions developed at different times Diverse Interpretations What are the issues involved in using "civilization" as an organizing principle in world history? Westerncentric meaning 1. food producing w/ surplus 2. increase in population 3. specialization of 4. social hierarchy 5. growth of trade 6. centralization of religious/political authority 7. monumental buildings 8. written records 9. technical innovation the arts – World historians more broad view importance of human creativity – – 1. Interaction of human beings in creative manner 2. Cultural and material build What is a civilization
5. 100,000 to 200,000 – homo sapiens, sapiens a. Out of – started in and migrated b. Multiregional thesis – all developed independently Stone Age – First period of prehistory - Tool use separates hominids from ancestors Paleolithic – Old Stone Age – 10,000 to 2.5 million years ago Crude tools – clubs, axes, bones for shelter, protection, food, cloth Natural shelters – cave/canyons Began tentlike structures/huts Wooden/stone structures by Mesolithic 1 million years ago – fire Warfare – rocks, clubs – food preparation tools used for combat Weapons found in bones 5. Clothes from hides/furs and later plant fibers a. cloth for color 6. Families, clans, tribes a. Select sexual partners – not seasonal b. Long term sexual – emotions + child rearing c. Family units created clans Neolithic – New Age – 5,000-10,000 years ago Nature and causes of changes associated with the time span Change due to Great Ice Age – Pleistocene Ice Age Continuities and breaks within the time span Mesolithic – Middle Stone Age – 10,000-12,000 years ago – transition Difficult to generalize Lack of information Regions developed at different times Diverse Interpretations What are the issues involved in using "civilization" as an organizing principle in world history? Westerncentric meaning 1. food producing w/ surplus 2. increase in population 3. specialization of 4. social hierarchy 5. growth of trade 6. centralization of religious/political authority 7. monumental buildings 8. written records 9. technical innovation – the arts World historians – more broad view – importance of human creativity 1. Interaction of human beings in creative manner 2. Cultural and material build What is a civilization
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