Paleolithic Society
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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Paleolithic Society
- "Old Stone Age"
- First Appearance of Hominids-Around 12,000 Years Ago
- Neandertal (100,000-35,000 years ago)
- Cro-Magnon (40,000 years ago)-Modern Type-First human beings
- Paleolithic Period: People-Limited by their hunting and gathering
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Key Terms
- Altamira: Scene of cave paintings in Spain
- Homo erectus: Hominid-Flourished-1.5 Million-200,000 years ago
- Catal Huyuk: Neolithic Village: South Central Anatolia (Population-8,000)
- Jericho: Neolithic Village at a fresh water oasis north of the Dead Sea
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early civilization in Southwest Asia and North Africa
- Mesopotamia: City States: Eridu, Ur, Uruk, Lagash, Nippur, Babylon
- Dominated the Land between the Tigris and Euphrates for a thousand years
- Egyptians: Unified early under King Menes
- Eventually the Assyrians: Rose to Dominate both regions
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- Largest Egyptian Pyramids: Built during Old Kingdom
- Khufu is the largest of all Pyramids
- Hyksos: External invaders: End to Egyptian Middle Kingdom
- Creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia-Hammurabi
- First people: Wheeled vehicles-Sumerians
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South Asia and the Indo-European Migrations
- Harappan Civiliation: 2500 B.C.E.
- Indo-Europeans-From the Steppe Region of Southern Russia
- Languages: Sanskrit, Old Persian, Greek, Latin, Hindi, Farsi
- Aryans established the caste system in India-Term: Varna-Meaning Color
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- Mohenjo-Daro-Twin capitals of the First Indian Society
- Aryans-Indo-Europeans
- Biggest Military Advantage: Indo-Europeans-Horses
- Chief God of the early Aryans-Indra
- Hierarchy-Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras
Photo by Nick Kenrick .
Early Civilization in East Asia
- First Societies in China-Fertile banks of the Yellow River
- Yangshao Society centered around the Neolithic village at Banpo
- Shan and Zhou Period: Allowed for the rise of powerful aristocratic element
- Craftsmen and Merchants-Fueled by long-distance trade- Important Positions
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- Book of Songs: Zhou collection of verses
- Luoyang: Capital of Eastern Zhou after 771 B.C.E.
- Xia: Legendary first dynasty in Chinese history
- Chu: Powerful southern Chinese State
- Shang: Chinese Dynasty-Relied upon use of bronze technology
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Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania
- Olmecs: First recognized society in Mesoamerica
- Olmecs: As far back of 1200 B.C.E.
- Political Centers: San Lorenzo, La Venta, and Tres Zapotes
- Maya: From 300-900 C.E.
- Massive City-Teotihuacan-Pyramid of the Sun-Largest building in MesoAmerica
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Key Terms
- Austronesians: People who brought human settlement-Pacific Ocean
- Mochica: One of the earliest Andean States-Artistic Legacy
- Popol Vuh: Mayan creation myth
- Obsidian: Material from which Olmecs fashioned tools
- La Venta: Olmec ceremonial center
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