Steps of Civilization

Hunting and gathering

• Early humans had to be resourceful to get food
• Hunted animals, and picked off fruit from trees
• Cro-Magnon were nomadic people meaning that the followed their food
• Nomadic people had to have tents that were easy to deconstruct and portable

Early Humans used the material of their gathering for many things. They used hide for tents. They made tools made out of bone to help them make clothing.

How did this affect their Lives

• Being nomadic would get you food everyday
• Nomadic people didn't need to find food
• The disadvantages are that you would have to keep moving
• You would also carry you house with you all the time.

Farming

• They grew plants instead of forging for them and raised animals for food instead of hunting
• Early humans domesticated animals to hunt for them
• Farmers started to take control of the production of food
• Different scientist created their own hypothesis on how farming got started

With the help of farming, people could now be sure of getting enough food to eat. All they had to do is wait for the food to grow and then the get fresh fruits and vegetables

How did this affect their lives

• Farming allowed the nomadic people to settle in one place and still get a dependable food source
• Food became abundant, communities grew
• Farming encouraged people to not take what nature provided but to help nature provide
• People that farmed didn't have to travel to gather resources

Cities

• When farmlands produced more food than they needed people stopped farming and developed other skills
• These skills brought brought people together, forming villages
• These villages grew into towns, which grew into cities
• Skills included: blacksmiths, lumberjacks, traders, architects and butchers

Cities brought humans together, teaching them to work together to achieve better things. In cities people lived closely so they could protect one and another.

How did this affect their lives

• Cities created opportunities for people to have jobs
• Nomadic people could now settle in organized communities
• These communities encountered other communities through trade or warfare
• Cities provided people with their basic needs