The transition from Paleolithic to Neolithic Culture
The first part of the stone age was the Paleolithic culture, which begin around 750,000 BC. During the paleolithic culture tools were made. The first tool that was made was the Oldowan dating back to 2.5 - 1.2 million years ago. The homo habilis constructed this tool by using stone and beating off flakes of the stone. There were two types: flake tool and core tool, depending on what needed to be done. The second tool made was the Acheulean it dates back to 1.6 million - 200,000 years ago. The homo erectus produced these tools. The main acheulean tool is the handaxe, varying in size. These tools were used for a multitude of reasons, digging, cutting, and hammering.
The neolithic culture is more complex that paleolithic because of the developing of the farming and having the tools …show more content…
Civilization is defined as the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. After the stone age civilization occurred around 3200 BC in Mesopotamia and Egypt. The first settlers were the Sumerians, they settled in present day Iraq between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. The rivers played a huge role in civilization developing. They offered water to irrigate the fields and also, in this time cars were not invented so the only way to travel was by the rivers. Later on in civilization humans started living in cities, some of the oldest cities include: Damascus, Syria, Jericho, Athens, Greece, and Rayy, Iran. During this time in the cities humans began to develop writing systems such as, cuneiform and hieroglyphs. Which led to the developing of a central government, the military, and more complex buildings such as, the ziggurats in Mesopotamia and the pyramids in Egypt. Since civilization began it has developed greatly, to present day
The first part of the stone age was the Paleolithic culture, which begin around 750,000 BC. During the paleolithic culture tools were made. The first tool that was made was the Oldowan dating back to 2.5 - 1.2 million years ago. The homo habilis constructed this tool by using stone and beating off flakes of the stone. There were two types: flake tool and core tool, depending on what needed to be done. The second tool made was the Acheulean it dates back to 1.6 million - 200,000 years ago. The homo erectus produced these tools. The main acheulean tool is the handaxe, varying in size. These tools were used for a multitude of reasons, digging, cutting, and hammering.
The neolithic culture is more complex that paleolithic because of the developing of the farming and having the tools …show more content…
Civilization is defined as the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. After the stone age civilization occurred around 3200 BC in Mesopotamia and Egypt. The first settlers were the Sumerians, they settled in present day Iraq between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. The rivers played a huge role in civilization developing. They offered water to irrigate the fields and also, in this time cars were not invented so the only way to travel was by the rivers. Later on in civilization humans started living in cities, some of the oldest cities include: Damascus, Syria, Jericho, Athens, Greece, and Rayy, Iran. During this time in the cities humans began to develop writing systems such as, cuneiform and hieroglyphs. Which led to the developing of a central government, the military, and more complex buildings such as, the ziggurats in Mesopotamia and the pyramids in Egypt. Since civilization began it has developed greatly, to present day