Paleolithic AGE
start of human advancment. started in Africa
Old Stone Age: palcolithic age
hunter-gather, migrated
no homes
eat berries and other naturly grown plants, raw meat.
Neolithic Age: New Stone Age
begging of the Agriculture Revolution
began the start of surplus of food
settaled down and formed civilizations around rivers for fertial ground to farm
alowed new jobs to open up forming job specialization
houses built with new material were built
What Makes A Civilization?
Writing System(language)
Advanced Technology(Tools)
Complex Institution(government)
City(established society)
Specialization(division of labor)
Major Civilizations
Sumer: located in Mesopotamia in between Tigris and Euphrates River
built canals, dikes, and dams
developed writting and a scribes that was a new job that wrote and dated historical events.
began a trade system
Egypt: North Africa along the Nile River
had a writting system called hieroglyphs
many animals were well respected most important cats
fasion was very important men and woman wore make up.
was ruled by priest and emperors
India: South Asia along Indus River
invented the numerical system
Harrapa and Mohenjo-daro were the largest cities along the Indus river
China: East Asia along Yellow River(Huang He River)
Ruled in dynasties ruled by families
had many new inventions including gunpowder
Empires/ Advance civilizations
Ancient Greece: South Europe
Greece split into many city-states
Athens and Sparta were the largest
Athens was a Democracy(land owning males could vote)
started the Olympics
were polythisic and myths were very important
Macedonia: South Europe
Alexander the Great conquered 3 continents(Asia, Africa, Europe)
Rome: South Europe (Italy)
Started as a Republic than later moved to a Empire
Spread over 3 continents
Ceaser Rose to power after the third Punic War(Carnthage Vs Rome)

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