HIST115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homo Sapiens, Acheulean, Civilization Iv
11 Feb 2016
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Early technology: how it all started, agriculture, first civilization, egyptians, how it all started same tools, 2. 5 million years ago (prehistoric period before 3200 bc) technology born (prehistoric period) What is technology? (is it cars, rockets, computers etc) For scholars, these examples are not technology, rather a product of technological systems. Technology is a standardized process/system that leads to creation of predetermined products (usually large scale) stone tools. Government where product is restrained citizen who doesn"t rebel. Production of stone tools pre dates homo sapiens and began in the great rift. Valley dry climate covered in stone tools/remains. Oldowan tools (2. 5 mil-1. 5 mil) o o o o o o. Produced by hitting soft stones for hard stone. Flake (small) really sharp and used to cut meat. Flake tools (size of a nail) made of quartz, basalt, obsidian. Didn"t use flint (very sharp) since it didn"t exist in large quantities. Lucy oldest skeletal remains human like, walked on 2 feet.
