Chapter 1: The Development of Human Societies
I. The Paleolithic Age
A. Discovering Prehistory
1. Geologic and Archaeological Time
a. fossils
b. artifacts
c. archaeologists
2. Origins in Africa
B. The Elements of Culture
1. What is culture?
a. Culture is a way of life.
2. Why study culture?
a. anthropologists
C. Changing Environments
1. Finding new homes
a. drought
b. oasis
c. migration
2. Adapting to new condition
a. Technology
D. Moving into new environments
1. Spread of early humans
a. land bridge
2. In search of food
b. megafauna
E. Cave Art
1. Ancient artists
2. Glimpse into an early world
a. Lascaux Cave
II. The Neolithic Age
A. Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers
1. Moving with the seasons
a. hunter-gatherer
b. nomads
2. Following the herds
B. The Beginnings of Domestication
1. Changing Climate
a. domestication
2. Taming plants and animals
C. The Agricultural Revolution
1. Fertile River Valleys
a. agriculture
b. Neolithic Age
c. Fertile Crescent
d. Fertile
2. New farm tools and methods
D. Studying the Past
1. Scientific Data
2. Historical Sources
a. primary source
b. secondary sources
c. oral history
