First People – First Farmers Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth The term Big Geography draws attention to the global nature of world history. Throughout the Paleolithic period, humans migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas. Early humans were mobile and creative in adapting to different geographical settings from savanna to desert to Ice Age tundra. By making an analogy with modern hunterforager societies, anthropologists infer that these bands were relatively egalitarian. Humans also developed varied and sophisticated technologies. What key points should we take from this key concept?
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First People – First Farmers
Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
The term Big Geography draws attention to the global nature of world history. Throughout the Paleolithic period, humans migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas. Early humans were mobile and creative in adapting to different geographical settings from savanna to desert to Ice Age tundra. By making an analogy with modern hunterforager societies, anthropologists infer that these bands were relatively egalitarian. Humans also developed varied and sophisticated technologies.
What key points should we take from this key concept?
Key Dates
3,500 B.C.E. – 1000 B.C.E – rise of first civilizations
What is meant by the term Civilizations?
New type of civilization made possible by the AR
• Large populations• Cities – 10,000 +• State organizes &controls citizens• Economic specialization• Inequality of wealth Describe the differences in
control over people in chiefdoms and civilizations.