Pre-history as of 8-08-2017

GE 2101 : World Civilization12/30/2017

The Periods of Human Being1. The Age of Stone (prehistorical period)2. The Age of Metals (historical period) 12/30/2017

1. The Age of Stone 1.1 The Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) 1.2 The Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) 12/30/2017

The Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age)1. The implements : big size of stones 12/30/2017

2. The way of life : wandering, hunting, and food gathering (food collectors) 12/30/2017

3. The basic social unit : nuclear family4. Equality : Male and female were equal in all rights and status. 12/30/2017

5. The evidence of human being 1. Homo habilis or “Man with ability” (Tanzania, East Africa) 12/30/2017

2. Homo erectus 2.1 Java Man (Indonesia) 2.2 Peking Man (China) 12/30/2017

3.Homo sapiens 3.1 Neanderthal Man (Germany)12/30/2017

4. Homo sapiens sapiens 4.1 Cro-Magnon (France) 12/30/2017

6. Achievements - Clothing - Fire 12/30/2017

- Belief : Animism 12/30/2017

- Artworks : cave painting 12/30/2017

1. Lascaux, France 12/30/2017

2. Altamira, Spain 12/30/2017

The Neolithic Age (New Stone Age)1. The implements : small size of stones 12/30/2017

2. The way of life : farming (food producers or food growers) -The Agricultural Revolution 12/30/2017

The importance of Agricultural Revolution1. Living in permanent places2. Practicing new concept of public property3. Setting up regulations of society 12/30/2017

3. The basic social unit : extended family4. Equality : Women played an important role to the Neolithic society. 12/30/2017

5. Achievements - Houses - Potteries 12/30/2017

- Religion : Polytheism (believed in many gods and goddesses) : The Earth Mother (Goddess of the Earth)12/30/2017

- Artworks : sculpture of woman (Venus) 12/30/2017

The Age of Metals1. The implements : metals - Copper - Iron2. The way of life : food growers 12/30/2017

3. The characteristic of society : river valley societies 12/30/2017

4. Achievements 4.1 System of writing 12/30/2017

4.2 Smelting metals - Copper + tin = Bronze 12/30/2017

4.3 Irrigation system 12/30/2017

The Ancient River Valley Civilizations 1. The Tigris – Euphrates (The Mesopotamian Civilization) 2. The Nile (The Egyptian Civilization) 3. The Indus (The Indus Civilization) 4. The Yellow River or Hwang Ho River (The Chinese Civilization) 12/30/2017

The Period of the World1. The Ancient Period2. The Middle Period (the Middle Ages)3. The Modern Period 12/30/2017