3000-1200 BC From Prehistory to Civilization
The origins and "ages" of human beings
-200,000 years ago a human species emerged in southwestern Africa.
-14,000 years ago, a worldwide human race existed
- Earliest Prehistoric age is the Paleolithic age
-Neolithic age was marked by when humans started using tools
-initially humans were parts of migratory groups that hunted, fished, and gathered plants for food.
The Agricultural Revolution
-also known as the Neolithic revolution
-a shift from wandering around to settling down
-population grew from raising kids
-hierarchies appeared in the village
-invention of wheel and plow made it possible to produce and store food
-villagers were polytheistic, worshipped many gods
Mesopotamia is in Iraq
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