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.