HUM101: WORLD CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE TOPIC 1: STONE AGE- PROLOGUE TO CIVILIZATION History: History is the record and interpretation of human past. It is useful and it teaches us many things about the world we live in. History is about everyday things which includes the factors how people use to travel, live, wear, eat, cook food, what were there beliefs, what kind of government they had, what theye use to do in their free time etc. All these factors makes history interesting and gives us an idea
Words: 5507 - Pages: 23
Mert Woodard History 1910 Professor Tracy Religion in Çatalhöyük The Neolithic period is undoubtedly one of the most imperative ears in history. It was a pivotal period in which farming, technology and human culture made very significant advances. There are many important settlements from this period, and one of the most significant is the site known as Çatalhöyük. Çatalhöyük, meaning “mound at the fork” in Turkish, is located in South Central Turkey, a region known by many as Anatolia.
Words: 3009 - Pages: 13
SOC3116 Notes Why is it useful to ask questions about the role of technology in society? To challenge our complacency We have become accustomed to rely on technology for the basis of communication and information gathering. Want to become aware to the extent of which this is the case Social media vs. traditional media? 1 way vs 2 way communication interaction comes from 2 way communication. The defining characteristic. Environment is critical of the use of technology. Perception
Words: 564 - Pages: 3
Many factors have shaped our knowledge of the Upper- Paleolithic age and beyond, we have even made discoveries that have changed everything we once thought we knew. Some of the most amazing discoveries were the findings of the Windover people, Kennewick, Cheddar, and Otzi. These findings have changed our perspectives of the Stone Age, and of how ancient peoples lived their lives. In Central Florida about 168 bodies were found in an ancient burial ground. The bodies were able to be preserved due
Words: 1033 - Pages: 5
Chapter 1: Art Before History Preview: This chapter surveys developments in art in the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, discovered in sites including Africa, France, Spain, Germany, England, Turkey, and Iraq. The art produced in these periods range from cave paintings and figures, to architectural structures. The art produced in prehistory indicates a shift from recognition of human and animal forms in the environment, to the conscious representation of these forms. It also reveals much about
Words: 821 - Pages: 4
Later in the 17th century, archaeologist William Stukeley unearthed a series of primitive graves at the site. This discovery helped establish the theory that Stonehenge was built by Druids as to form a Druid Temple to carry out sacrificial rituals. The pre-christian celtic tribes were described (Hawkins “Stonehenge Decoded” 1965) to perform several ritual sacrifices at Stonehenge. Proof exists for the activity of sacrifices as skeletons were excavated and injuries depicted by bones were shown to
Words: 537 - Pages: 3
Assignment 1.2 How IT Can Affect a Company’s Success According to Small Business, Information technology is a modern phenomenon that has dramatically changed the daily lives of individuals and businesses throughout the world. Information technology is driven by the microchip, which owes its existence to the semi-conductor. IT solutions run the gamut from personal computers and computer software to production robotics to communications technology. Leveraging information technology for business success
Words: 417 - Pages: 2
uncivilized help make the world what it is today? The definition of being civilized is to bring people to a stage of social, cultural, and moral development. Before we got to where we are today the Paleolithic Age was the first stage to go through; the Neolithic Age brought us to the Last Ice Age and agriculture was created. This also established into the different way civilization was interpreted between cultures. From 2,500,000 B.C.E. to 10,000 B.C.E. human species were getting to know each other and
Words: 466 - Pages: 2
is widely theorized and mysterious. Since there is so much to cover within the Stone Age, it was reasoned by scholars in the 1800’s, that it be broken up chronologically, starting with the Paleolithic era and continuing with the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. The Paleolithic era, meaning “old stone”, is the earliest division of the Stone Age and covers the greatest portion of humanity’s time. Separated into three stages, Lower, Middle and Upper, the Paleolithic period is still very much unaccounted
Words: 1160 - Pages: 5
Lecture #2 How Art Made The World In this weeks lecture and video, you will discover the greatest mystery of human creativity. You will begin to see the correlation between what an artist sees and creates and how that correlates to the culture in which they live. Modern humans, Homosapiens, who had the same brain that we have no, date as far back as 150,000 years ago. Yet they lived for thousands of years without creating images until 35,000 ago. Archeologists call the point in history when
Words: 1043 - Pages: 5
