HIST 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Athenian Democracy, Digging Stick, Neolithic Revolution

• School: Ball State University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 150
• Professor: Robert Hall I I

Document Summary

The neolithic revolution and the rise of civilization: Civilization is based, not only on men and women, but on plants and animals j. b. s haldene(1892-1964) british writer and biologist. Civilization is going to be a natural act the one things that is important about the word revolution is that they give up their old way of life for something completely new. Gathered in the fall, hunted different animals at different times of the year. Using artifacts as a primary source to see how hunter-gatherers lived. (could have) kept a base camp for young children, or for the elders who couldn"t move as much to hunt. Gender division of labor: men and women performed different tasks. (men would typically go hunting and women would typically stay home) Digging stick: used to dig and get roots, tubers, women in modern hunter-gatherers would provide most of the food. 2/3 came from the gatherings and fruit, 1/3 came from hunting(men)