The Early Humans and The Neolithic Revolution

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This resource is part of the History of Europe to 1648 course

### Time Estimation

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Time estimation for the completion of the required material in this section.

* Lecture = 30 min.
* Required Reading & Review Questions = 40-50 min.
* Test Yourself Questions = 30-40 min.

### Lecture

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Outline

* The Evolution of Human
* The Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age
* The Neolithic (New Stone) Age
* The Primitive Society

Abbreviations

* m.y.a. stands for million years ago
* B.C., Before Christ
* A.D. "anno Domini"

### Required Reading

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* Prehistory. Read the main essay only not the linked essays.

### Review Questions

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* What was the human evolution.
* What are the main differences between the Old Stone (Paleolithic) and the New Stone (Neolithic) Age?

### Test Yourself Questions

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* Describe changes in human life from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic Age.

### Additional Information

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* Human evolution
* Homo sapiens sapiens (Modern Human)

### Further Reading

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* Tattersall,Ian et al., Eds. Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory. 2nd ed. New York: 2000. An encyclopedic work on human evolution and prehistory updated with the latest solid developments in the field.
* Hublin, Jean-Jacques. "The Quest for Adam." Archaeology 52 (July/August 1999): 26-35. A survey of the latest theories on human evolution. Abastract

### Chronology

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The Early Humans and The Neolithic Revolution

Period

Time

Emergence of the human race  | 3.5 m.y.a - 3000.000 B.C.
Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age  | 3000.000 - 7000 B.C.
Neolithic (New Stone) Age  | 7000 - 3100 B.C.