AP World History Unit 1 Lesson 1(Human History , Paleolithic era)

Human History

• Divided into 3 parts :
• Paleolithic Era : ~ 250 , 000 BCE - 10 , 000 BCE ​​​​​​​
• Agricultural Era : 10 , 000 BCE - 1750 BCE
• Modern Era : 1750 CE - Present day​​​​​​​
• Paleolithic Era : Humans learn how to make stone tools
• Agricultural Era : Humans start to plant their food instead of hunting and gathering
• Modern Era : Humans invent many new technology

First People of the Paleolithic Era

• Populating the Earth
• Humans begin in Africa about 250 , 000 years ago
• Archaeological evidence shows that human behavior started ONLY IN AFRICA
• The first 150 , 000 yrs or so of human experience happened exclusively in Africa , Out Of Africa

Evidence

• Early stone tools
• Tools made from bones
• Grind stones
• Evidence of hunting and fishing
• Settlements here planned around seasonable movement of game and fish

Populating

• Humans move to Middle East about 100 , 000 yrs ago
• Migrated to East Asia about 70 , 000 years ago
• Then Europe about 45 , 000 years ago
• People from Africa crossed the Red Sea into Arabian Peninsula
• Very small number , less than 1000 years ago crossed Red Sea into Middle East (Eurasia)
• These people who move around to many countries were called nomads

Moving and Human Speciality

• How did they travel from one place to the other so easily ?
• ANSWER : At the time , the water levels of the Earth were low , so it was much easier to move around
• What's so special about a human ?
• ANSWER : Unlike other animals , we have the capability to make decisions , think , and have the curiosity about the world

Populating Australia

• Early humans began moving into Australia about 6 , 000 years ago
• Their numbers continued to grow about 300 , 000 in 1788 when Europeans arrived
• Development of a complex religious outlooks of the world (eg- Dream Time)

Paleolithic Religions

• Female deities for fertility of land and of the woman
• Burial Customs and sites (placed animal bones and tools with the body)
• Belief in Afterlife (dream time)
• Ancestor worship (respect of elders)

Paleolithic Society

• They were egalitarian (men and women)
• short essay : Egalitarian
• (A) Egalitarian society shows equal rights and opportunities for men and women - no gender inequality
• (B) No social ranking or differences
• 2. First Peoples
• (A) Important bc they led a foundation for activity
• (B) Lived in small groups showing economical activity
• (C) People exchanged ideas, goods, and etc = early trade