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WHO WANTS TO PASS THE SOL’S
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Africa
Beginning of Time
Earliest human findings date back 40,000 years.
Scientists believe humans first appeared over 2 million years ago.
The first humans were wandering hunters and gatherers.
They made simple tools and weapons from bones, wood, and stone.
where animals are plentiful
Early hunter-gatherer human societies are generally typified by:
A. Large numbers of people.
B. Small nomadic clans of humans.
C. Moderate numbers of people living in
permanent villages.
D. Miniscule cities and large agricultural
developments.
Small nomadic clans of humans
The Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)
People wandered from place to place, hunting and gathering their food.
They traveled in small groups (20-40)
During this time, people developed language in order to communicate during hunts.
They also learned how to make fire.
It is believed that they were spiritual, archaeologists have found graves that show that they took care of the dead.
Sumer
Sumer – earliest known civilization formed in southern Mesopotamia around 3500 BC
Depended on rivers + rich soil.
Sumerians lived in small, separate cities that developed into city-states.
Sumer, Ur, and Uruk among 1st city states.
