Prehistory to Civilization
Prehistory to Civilization
2,000,000 B.C. PALEOLITHIC
10,000 B.C. NEOLITHIC
3,000 B.C. EARLY CIVILIZATION
Prehistory to Civilization
2,000,000 B.C. PALEOLITHIC
Economy
•Hunters and gatherers
•Nomadic
Prehistory to Civilization
2,000,000 B.C. PALEOLITHIC
Developments
•Simple tools and weapons
•Use of fire
•Spoken language
•Burial of dead
•Belief in a spiritual world
•Creation of cave paintings
Prehistory to Civilization
10,000 B.C. NEOLITHIC
Economy
•Work as farmers
•Live in permanent villages
•Use domesticated plants and animals
Prehistory to Civilization
10,000 B.C. NEOLITHIC
Developments
•Large villages
•Increased status for males
•Warriors assert power over others
•More personal possessions
•New technologies, calendar
Prehistory to Civilization
3,000 B.C. Early Civilization
Economy
•Priests and nobles
•Merchants and artisans
•Peasants
•Slaves
Prehistory to Civilization
3,000 B.C. EARLY CIVILIZATION
Developments
•Rise of cities
•Organized governments
•Job specialization
•Growth of social classes
•Systems of writing
•Trade
•Complex religion
Prehistory to Civilization