Paleolithic Era Pros And Cons

It’s hard to imagine living in today’s world with no laws, governments, or religions. The reason for that is because they have always just been there since the time we were born, since the time our grandparents and their grandparents were born. In this paper I’m going to talk about where, why, and how all these things came to be a part of our everyday life. Around 400,000-11,000 B.C.E, which is known as the Paleolithic period, Life was less complicated. The only thing that mattered was finding food in order to survive. Paleolithic people had no government or laws, or religion, (except for the possible belief in life after death when scientist discovered cave paintings that depicted this.) These people didn’t live in a large village or towns, instead they formed a group known as a clan. Each clan had a leader (who was the strongest …show more content…
Government and laws.
The rise in population had its pros but it also caused problems. Now that people were no longer living in clans where everyone knew each other, there were more people to keep track of and their activities. And with the agriculture making new jobs, (such as pottery to hold the seeds) it gave people an incentive to want to steal from others. And thus laws began. One of the most famous law givers was a ruler from Babylon known as Hammurabi. In today’s world Hammurabi’s laws would seem extremely harsh but Hammurabi believed that the strictness of these laws would scare people enough to prevent them from committing crimes.
In conclusion, even though there are several different religions, laws, and the way the government is run in the world today, we are able to see why, where and how these things all came about. And I think we can be appreciative of these ancient people for carving the way our society is formed today, and also be especially greatful that we no longer have the same strict laws