Paleolithic

to society, men and women depended on each other to survive. At this point, the birth rate was very low and there was no need for a large population. Only a small group of people were needed for hunting and picking food from nearby forests. This paleolithic lifestyle lasted until about 12,000 years ago when agriculture was introduced and helped fuel the Neolithic revolution(The Development). The art of growing and picking crops impacted the lives of almost every human on the face of the planet.…

To inhibit or to demonstrate imagination or creativity is a personal choice. But where does the creativity come from? Is it learned or a natural cognitive process? Attempting to understand the creative mind requires heavy exploration through historical analysis, research, and ideological conceptions. What sparked in our ancestors’ minds to challenge their creatively-mundane lives to paint on the cave walls or build permanent structures? The structures that evolved from necessary simple material…

as a companion, worker, nurturer or child-bearing. By being a life-giver, women have a special and important role in the community, not only in the 21st century but since the beginning of time. In the Prehistoric Period, more specifically in the Paleolithic Era, people seem to acknowledge this because anthropologist have found a great quantity of Venus figurines form this period. Venus Figurines are small statuettes that resembles the female body with slight differences. These statues have…

Since the location of Greece at the crossing point of the west and east, Greek culture and traditions ae very rich and diverse. The Greek culture began to develop thousands years ago and it includes the Paleolithic era and the birth of the great Minoan, Mycenaean and Cycladic civilizations through the Classical Period and the Golden Age. Due to the Greek life was dominated by religion, the temples of ancient Greece were the biggest and most beautiful. Also, they have the purpose to built is that…

The amount of food, exercise, and sleep have good and bad effects on the human body and health. If you take in the right amount and kinds of food them it will have a positive impact on your health. Exercise is also a big influence on the way your health play a role in the affects on your body. Also sleep is a contributing factor on the way your body perform. These three main factors contribute to your health in significant ways. Many people would agree that they don’t know how what they eat, how…

ceremonies and the oldest found mask is from 7000 BC. However, Masks were found older but because of the materials that were used from making the mask included leather and wood, they did not survive to be found. (2) The masks were important during the Paleolithic times. (3) The African masks are an important part of African ceremonies, rituals, initiations, celebration and secret communities. (1) African Masks are made from wood, pottery, textiles, copper, and bronze. The majority of them,…

In his essay “Arthur Machen and the Horrors of Deep History,” Aaron Worth makes the following claims: 1) that Machen’s fictional stories (for example, about a single feminine figure of ‘monstrous evil’) represent, to a certain degree, the dread-inducing trope derived from the 19th century invention of deep time; 2) that the figure of the animal (or a savage) in the story signifies the projection of appropriately historical and cultural forms into the 19th century’s emergent deep past; 3) that…

causing plants to grow along the river all over the land. This reliable source of food caused cities to develop when people started settling down and started the idea of specialized labor where one person only does one job. When the Paleolithic Age was ending the climate became warmer causing plants to grow which was the beginning of farming.Hunting animals required a lot more skills and was a life or death situation.Hunting put the people’s lives in danger and hunting required…

The sociological approach to drug use is a divergent approach than the typical approach many judicial and law enforcement officers take. These entities take an approach that holds the user of drugs front and center and places sole responsibility at the feet of the drug user – whether legal or illegal. I will be looking at the Nature Theory and how it compares to the other theories. First one needs to look at the historical context of drugs and their use to get a context for current theories. I…

Since the beginning of time, there has been inequality. Although it is thought that Paleolithic hunter-gatherer groups were generally fairly equal, as soon as the Neolithic revolution happened, there started to be divisions based on gender and class as people accumulated more welth and started to own property. This inequality can be seen many different civilizations. In my paper I will, first, talk about types of social inequality and cause, and second, give some examples of inequality. The…