PPT-UNIT 6 PREHISTORY What is Prehistory?

UNIT 6 PREHISTORY What is Prehistory What is History What is the difference PREHISTORY The term Prehistory designates the period of time that has elapsed since the appearance of the first human being until the invention of writing. 30,000 – 500 BCE. Enduring Understandings. Human expression existed across the globe before written record.. Concern with natural world and humans’ place within.. Occurred on different continents with Africa and Asia preceding and influencing other areas as population spread.. s are approximate and theoretical. 2,000,000 years BCE First evidence of (skillful humans) in Africa: they stood First evidence of humans using fire for survival (thinking humans) who looked simi The Prehistory of the Mind - 2 of 27Many people have proposed models to explain the construction of our minds. Inmind.. Once he has a blueprint to work with, Mithen uses it to deconstruct theexcavat Geography and History of the World . 1. History, as we know it! . Prehistory- time before writing and reading . Large span of time where we know little about the people and world inhabitants . Prehistory . 500.  . The . First Humans. Chapter 1, Section 1. Early Humans. Section 1-1 Early Humans, pp. 19-25. .  . Objectives:. .  . 1. By 10,000 B.C., Homo sapiens had spread throughout the world.. LO: To work on revision strategies for the Prehistoric era. Starter. In this lesson we will be focusing on the Prehistoric period.. When you revise you need to know at what point you are starting from.. (or how the historic events changed and shaped it). GOALS. :. Before AD 43. c. 410. 1066. 1485. 1603. 1714. 1837. 1901. 2000. Prehistory. . Romans. Dark. . Ages. Medieval. Tudors. Stuarts. . Georgians. A BIT OF ORDER IN OUR PAST…. LET´S START BY TIMELINES…. Timelines. ???. What. are . timelines. ????. A representation or exhibit of key events within a particular historical period, often consisting of illustrative visual material accompanied by written commentary, arranged chronologically. Best The Story of Sculpture From prehistory to the World Prehistory provides a complete overview of world prehistory, human origins and the spread of humans across the globe. Written in a conversational style, the volume provides comprehensive coverage of regional archaeological sequences, a focused examination of food production, social complexity, and the spread of civilization. The volume addresses the study of world prehistory, the archaeological record, process of archaeological research, the dawn of humanity, the first humans and the origins of culture, the emergence of modern humans, the upper Paleolithic world, regional diversification, the evolution of food production, the rise of civilization and trends in world prehistory. For those interested in prehistoric humans and their culture. Patterns in Prehistory takes an in-depth look at humankind\'s first three million years. From the origins of early hominids several million years ago to the evolution of the first great states and civilizations, this comprehensive survey of world prehistory also confronts important philosophical issues about the study of the past. The author reflects on the archaeological methods and theories of the 1960s and 70s while reviewing the methodological revisions of the 80s and 90s, relating the archaeological data from hundreds of sites to the great questions of prehistorical change. He focuses on the four great transformations in the history of our genus: the evolution of culture itself the first appearance of us, Homo Sapiens the evolution of agriculture and the first appearances of cultural and social complexity in the form of the great civilizations of antiquity. Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition incorporates the most recent archaeological discoveries and addresses the insights and limitations of the new wave of post-processual or cognitive archaeology. Contemporary life is so deeply reliant upon digital technology that the computer has come to dominate almost every aspect of our culture. What is the philosophical and spiritual significance of this dependence on electronic technology, both for our relationship to nature and for the future of humanity? And, what processes in human perception and awareness have produced the situation we find ourselves in?As Jeremy Naydler elucidates in this penetrating study, we cannot understand the emergence of the computer without seeing it within the wider context of the evolution of human consciousness, which has taken place over millennia. Modern consciousness, he shows, has evolved in conjunction with the development of machines and under their intensifying shadow.The computer was the product of a long historical development, culminating in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. It was during this period that the first mechanical calculators were invented and the project to create more complex `thinking machines\' began in earnest. But the seeds were sown many hundreds of years earlier, deep in antiquity. Naydler paints a vast panorama depicting human development and the emergence of electronic technology. His painstaking research illuminates an urgent question that concerns every living person today: What does it mean to be human and what, if anything, distinguishes us from machines? The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, and integrates a massive array of information from archaeology and many other disciplines, including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology. Against current orthodoxy, Barker develops a strong case for the development of agricultural systems in many areas as transformations in the life-ways of the indigenous forager societies, and argues that these were as much changes in social norms and ideologies as in ways of obtaining food. With a large number of helpful line drawings and photographs as well as a comprehensive bibliography, this authoritative study will appeal to a wide general readership as well as to specialists in a variety of fields. The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global view, and integrates a massive array of information from archaeology and many other disciplines, including anthropology, botany, climatology, genetics, linguistics, and zoology. Against current orthodoxy, Barker develops a strong case for the development of agricultural systems in many areas as transformations in the life-ways of the indigenous forager societies, and argues that these were as much changes in social norms and ideologies as in ways of obtaining food. With a large number of helpful line drawings and photographs as well as a comprehensive bibliography, this authoritative study will appeal to a wide general readership as well as to specialists in a variety of fields.