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    Human beings came along far before culture and civilization. The first humans are presumed to have emerged at least four million years ago. These early humans developed stone tools and began to evolve the human species into what we are today. The Neolithic Age was a huge turning point. The early hunter- gatherers became farmers and herders, and new tools and technologies helped early civilizations form. Among the many civilizations was Mesopotamia. This early civilization became a key factor in

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    not staying in one spot permanently. This means that sickness and diseases were not easily passed on. Unlike the Neolithic men who did have permanent settlements and had illness passed around quite easily. Also it says in the passage Old Stone Age vs. New Stone Age that "The adoption of grains in the Neolithic era coincided with a shortening of stature, thinner bones and crooked, cavity - ridden teeth." Since Paleolithic Era did not domesticated grains they only ate wild grains they were taller,

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    I liked in this class was the origins of human civilization. I am fascinated by the Paleolithic period of art. Paleolithic period is the Old Stone Age and the earliest time period man has been alive. This era of time was the simplest lifestyle for humans, which consisted primarily of survival. This period was the breakthrough of art, artifacts, and stone tools. Many visuals artworks, such as Venus of Willendorf and Halls of the Bulls, have historical significance to help explain how life was back

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    Craftsmanship In Art

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    even possible that craftsmanship may have been made sooner than 30,000 years prior, maybe as individuals started to possess the Close East, near 90,000 and 100,000 years back. At first, during the Paleolithic time, or "Old Stone Age", from the Greek palaios, "old", and lithos, "stone", the way of life of the world maintained themselves on diversion and

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    Ideal Beauty and the Venus of Willendorf The Venus of Willendorf is said to be the first masterpiece of world sculptures. It belongs to a series of Venus figurines of the Paleolithic period or “Old Stone Age.” This period was characterized by crude stone and bone weapons, cave paintings, and sculptures. The Venus was found in a small village of Austria called Willendorf, hence the name of the Venus. This groundbreaking discovery was made in 1908 by the archaeologist Josef Szombathy. However, it was

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    i. The Paleolithic Era began at the beginning of human life and ended 12 thousand years ago. The era was given the nickname “The Old Stone Age” because stone was used both in tools and to make tools. One of the most important tools used by humans was the spear. Spears were made for hunting for food and protection from dangerous wildlife. During the Paleolithic Era the climate was much colder than the present. This made food limited so humans had to follow the migration of game. ii. Hunter-gatherers

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    Paleolithic Kinship

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    Around 10,000 to 2.5 million years ago, the first period of the Stone Age, the Paleolithic Era, existed and was known for the nomadic lifestyle that its people lived. The people of the Paleolithic Era were hunter-gatherers who moved constantly in search of animals to hunt and plants to gather. The Paleolithic people preferred to live off of the resources that existed in abundance in a given region, rather than producing resources for themselves. For this reason, the Paleolithic people were organized

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    defined as human history in the period before recorded events, known only through archeological discoveries, study, research, etc. according to Cambridge Dictionaries human prehistory is divided into three successive periods: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Human history before the invention of writing as defined by Study.com (Johnson, 2015) b. According to Online Etymology Dictionary, history is from Latin historia “narrative of past events, account, tale, story, and from greekhistoria

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    Self Dehumanization

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    current study on this notion in order to demonstrate that perceived powerlessness induces self-dehumanization. The world is changing rapidly. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age today we are living in an ultramodern era where things which were not even thought of earlier have become vital necessities in our life. For example, light in those ages was to be got only from sun for a limited part of day. But now we have electricity for all time use. Thanks to Thomas Alva Edison who by inventing electricity

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    According to the standard accepted theory, the Clovis people were the first inhabitants of the Americas. The Clovis people crossed the Beringia land bridge during the period of the last ice age, from there they spread across the Americas through an ice free-corridor. However, recent finding have suggested that the first people did not walk to America but came by boat. This paper will examine evidence found in Haida Gwaii and other sites along North and South America that supports a different view

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