HIST115 Midterm: Midterm Review
11 Feb 2016
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Started 2. 5 million years ago in the prehistoric period. Started with stone tools: pre dates homo sapiens, began in the great rift valley, oldowan tools produced by hitting soft stones for hard stone , used to cut meat, made of quartz. Australopithecus oldest skeletal remains that a human life. Produced stone tools: achealean tools lasted longer, bigger, more eicient. 10,000 bc: migrated to warmer climates, wheat and barley irst domestic crops. 7500 bc domestication of farm animals: pigs changed the world since domestication led to the fall of the roman empire, led to government organized production. Catalhoynk first town 7000 bc: standardization of housing, rulers = those who controlled food surplus, population of 6000. The plow 4000bc: greatest invention of all, led to irst civilization, irst cities, and irst monumental buildings. Uruk first city 4000bc: population of 50,000, fully developed bureaucracy and economy, first army, first cars" sumerians became very wealthy. Historical period commences, science/record keeping becomes possible 3200 bc.
