Chapter 1 - Foundations of Civilization (Prehistory-3000 BCE)
prehistory Homo erectus  systematic agriculture
archeology Homo sapiens  domestication
artifact Neanderthal  artisan
anthropology Homo sapiens sapiens  Bronze Age
fossil Paleolithic Age  culture
australopithicine nomad  civilization
hominid Neolithic Revolution  monarch
This page offers additional resources for students who wish to learn more about the early humans of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Age.
   


Key Terms and Vocabulary
 
 
Spread of Homo Sapiens Sapiens

 
Main Ideas
 
1.  Paleolithic peoples learned how to adapt to their nomadic lifestyle, improve on their primitive tools, and use fire to their advantage.  As a result, they created a more advanced human culture.

2.  During the Neolithic Age, the agricultural revolution led to more complex human societies that became known as the first civilizations with characteristics like government, writing, religion, and social structure.




Additional Resources:

Regents Prep
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/change/neo.cfm

 

The Origins Of Civilizations

The Agrarian Revolution And The Birth Of Civilization
http://history-world.org/neolithic.htm

Teaching the Middle East - The Origins of Civilization
http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/foundations/origins-of-civilization/index.html

Stone Age Tools Museum
http://www.stoneagetools.co.uk/index.htm

Mr Donn - Early Humans
http://earlyhumans.mrdonn.org/index.html