HIST 1111 Lecture 15: Notes for Test 1
15 Nov 2016
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Dates: bc, ad (does not mean after death), Primary: from the time of the event, documented at the time of the event. Prese(cid:374)tis(cid:373): (cid:373)ake sure (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)"t appl(cid:455) toda(cid:455)"s sta(cid:374)dards to the past. Worldview: how you see and interpret the world. Life appears on earth 3. 5, vertebrates 540 million. Ardi- ardipithecus ramidus 4. 4 million, feet for walking more than climbing, Neanderthals- 150000 yr ago, interacted with homo sapiens. Homo sapiens- show up before neanderthals, primarily in africa. 50000 yr ago: music, language and culture; small groups (120) living together required language; ***culture surpasses biology in the ability to survive; began to displace or eliminate other species. Agricultural revolution: settlement leads to agriculture; 1200 yr ago; domestication of animals (some plants and animals become dependent on human intervention); (cid:862)i(cid:374)te(cid:374)sifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374)(cid:863)- getting more resources from the same amount/ less land; occurred between 12 and 4 thousand yr ago.
