Early Man Flashcards
The 5 Components of Geography
Location
Place
Human Enviromnent Interaction
Movement
Region
Location
Tells where a place is on the surface of the earth
Place
The (a) physical feautures and (b) human characteristics as described by geographers
A. landforms, bodies of water, climate, plant life
B. Where people live, economies, religion, language
Human Enviromnent Interaction
How do the people interact with their envoronment
deforestation, pollution, canals, etc…
Movement
movement of people, goods, & ideas
Missonary work
Escaping suppresion
Searching for opporuntiy
Manifestation (god, glory, gold)
Region
parts of the world are divided into different regions. This is based upon physical features, cultural, econmics, & politics
Culture
- Language, family, life, religion, art, etc…
- Culture is the sum for total of any groups intellectual, political, social, and ecconomic activity
Example of culture
Roman and Inuit
Which one is the culture
Romans - Inuit
Both. Romans are more advanced tho
Civilization
- Cilvilizations are complex cultures
Are people in cilvilizations differnt from people who aren’t in the way that they are to different species?
Nuh uh.
All people have the following that seperate us from other animals
Opposable thumbs- helps us make tools
90 cubic centimeter brains- abstrat thoughts
Upright vertabrae- ability to walk upright
What makes people in cilivilaztions better
Luck
envirommental advantages
highly fertile soil
cross road for trade
***the best are all!!!
if you have a surplus,
you can take risks
Cultures don’t have a surplus which means they are
subsistent
subsistent
only have what you need (no surplus)
Cultures couldn’t take risks because they were
subsistent
couldn’t take risks
Features of civilizations
Complex culture
Sedintary
Surplus
Literate
Spread infulence beyond their borders
Complex religion
Complex government
cities
art & architecture
The Paleolithic Age means
The old stone age
What age were the earliest remains of man found in? Where? Who found them?
Paleolithic Age - Ethiopia- Donal Johanson
Society in the Paleolithic Age
People lived in tribes of 20-30 people
Men hunted and women gathered fruit and berries
In the Paleolithic Age, men and women were socially what? Why?
Close to equal
Hunting success rates were extremely low, and to ensure the tribe didn’t starve, womens gathering effort were essential. However, men were further needed for protection, and when a hunt was succesful, the protein was very valuabe. This lead to an equal balance of importance.
People in the Paleolithic age were what? What did this mean?
Nomadic
They were constantly moving, following vegetation cycles and migration patterns
Paleolithic/nomadic people used
simple tools
Paleolithic Age Enviromental Changes
glaciers moved accross the seas
people were focused to stay warm
What did religion looks like in the Paleolithic Age?
explained nature
polytheistic
belife in the afterlife
How do we know homindis belived in the afterlife?
Artifacts, painting, they buried their dead with food, items, etc.
Mesolithic Age
gradual increase in farming
The Neolithic Age
Results?
These people planted seeds and grew food
They also domesticated animals
Changed ways of life
Neolithic Age Society
Status of women declined
Patriarchal Society (more need for men in millitary occupations in a sedintary civilzation, giving them more power, leading to this system. Warriors gained higher satus)
Council of Elders and Chief
People began to gather property
New technologies
Pre-History
The period of time before people wrote stuff down
Homonids
all early human life peoples
Australopithecines
The oldest
Homo erectus
first to walk upright
Homo sapiens
wise man
Neandrathal
Found in Germany; first to bury dead
Homo sapiens sapiens
wise wise man
Which hominid is current day man the closest to?
Homo sapiens sapiens
H.A.P.P.Y
Historical Context
Audience
Purpose
Point of View
Signifigance
Historical Context
who, what, where, when, why, how
Audience
for whom it is written to/for
Purpose
why it was written
Point of View
bias detector
Signifigance
why is this document important
