PSYC 4039 Chapter : Lobotomy
Document Summary
5,300 years ago- otzi frozen in alps development of food production shepherd, state of art gear, lived during neolithic age (new stone age) lead to new civilizations and communities, trading and trade routes, spread of ideas and technology. Culture- all of the different ways that humans collectively adjust to their environment, organize their experiences, and transmit their knowledge to future generations, enable individuals to understand themselves and their place in the world. Civilization- urban culture with differentiated levels of wealth, occupation, and power- contains cities, warfare, writing, social hierarchies, and advanced arts and crafts. Writing developed to record religious practices, warfare, economy, specialized occupations, etc. More food supply, more infants living longer, higher population. Homo sapiens first appeared in africa- paleolithic or old stone age. Used tools to carve, scavenge, etc. and migrated elsewhere. End of ice age lead to production of food- warmer, grasses spread, grains collected, cultivation of plants, domestication of animal.
