- 200,000 years ago a human species emerged in Southwestern Africa
- 14,000 years ago, a world wide human race existed
- Earliest prehistoric age is the Paleolithic age (Old Stone Age)
- Neolithic Stone age ((New Stone Age) was marked by advanced tool making & beginnings of agriculture
- Initially, humans were part pf migratory groups which hunted, fished, and gathered plants for food
The Agriculture Revolution
- Populations increased due to surplus of food, thus feeding/caring for young children
- Hierarchies appeared in villages; women's status lowered in society, forced to do domesticated to duties
- Invention of wheel and plow made it possible to produce enough food for storage
- villagers were polythesitic
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