Today in class we watched a movie called, "Gun Germs and Steal." The main character in the movie is a man named, Jared Diamond, he traveled to a remote island called, "Papua New Guinea." Diamonds passion is to study birds. A man from Guinea said to Diamond, "why do white men have so much cargo and us guineas have so little?" But Diamond did not agree with that statement. People in New Guinea have been farming for over 10,000 years. China has been farming rice, America has been farming corn and squash, and Africa has been farming millet and yams.

Today in class we used our knowledge to take a test on Prehistory to Civilization, 3000-1200 B.C. This was our first test of the semester. Since I studied for this test and we got to use our blog I believed I did very well on this. I liked being able to use the blog because if I knew an answer but needed a little more detail to it, then I could go to my blog and find the extra details I needed.

Today in class we learned about The Prehistoric Era and the Agriculture Revolution. A pantheon of Sumerian gods and goddesses emerged. Many of the deities representing the natural elements of the world. The world's first surviving epic was the Sumerian "Epic of Gilgamesh" which told of a great flood. Ziggurat is a huge pyramid that was for the Sumerian's. There were many domesticated animals and plants in Arabia. Indo Europeans were people from Mesopotamia traveling to other parts of the world bringing their knowledge with them to share with others.

1. Indo-Europeans were people from the grasslands of the Russian steppe who introduced the horse to the Near East
2. hitties
3. asia minor

 

Today in class we started chapter one Prehistory to Civilization, it began in 3000-1200 B.C. 200,000 years ago human species emerged in southwestern Africa. 14,000 years ago, a worldwide human race came into play and started showing up. Earliest prehistoric age is the Paleolithic age also known as “Old Stone Age.” Neolithic Age also known as “New Stone Age,” was marked by advanced tool making and the beginnings of agriculture. Humans were part of migratory groups. The Agricultural Revolution, also known as, “Neolithic Revolution.” The change went from hunting and gathering to more permeant settlements centered on agriculture, beginning in Southwestern Asia. The population of the human race increased because of the ability to take care of young children or newborns. Human started to learn how to take care of children to help them survive, therefore the population rose. Hierarchies appeared in village life. Inventions of the wheel and plow made it possible to produce enough food for the people to have and to put some of the food into storage.

Prehistory- a period of time before written records

Paleolithic Age- (Old Stone Age)

Neolithic Age- (New Stone Age) advanced tool making and agriculture

Agriculture Revolution- also known as Neolithic Revolution, more permanent settlements, beginning in Southwestern Asia.

Cuneiform- Sumerians invented the earliest form of writing known as cuneiform

Ziggurat- a Sumerian temple built on top of a mountain

Indo-Europeans- people from the grasslands of the Russian steepe who introduced the horse to the near east.