HIST-1720 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Newgrange, Homo Sapiens
28 Apr 2017
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*understanding cause and effect (what happened in order/what comes before/after/focus on centuries rather than years. Out of africa theory- homo rectus- developing homo sapiens (ooa) and then distributing all over the world (more heavily believed) Multi-regional evolution theory- moving out of africa and then evolving. Human history of the stone age: paleolithic society- hunting and gathering (with stone weapons) stone age, neolithic society- discovery of agriculture. Slow process, but it happens much more quickly as it spreads. Tools begin to emerge to improve agriculture (plow) As a result, roles of men and women almost reversed bc of heavy machinery. With so much food, need for storage pottery. Introduction of metal age (2000-2500 bc bronze age) Not moving as much around- begin to build communities in individual units.
