2. How to take notes Do not write down exact words from the screen. Seriously, stop it. Important items are always in red. Sort-of important items are in green. The biggest ideas are clues to answering big questions. We’ll discuss them in detail. The presentations are posted online, so if you need details, you can go back later. I know what’s on the test! So, trust me when I decide to move on to something else.
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4. How do we signify time? B.C./ A.D. Before Christ Anno Domini (year of our lord, NOT after death) BCE/ CE Before Common Era, Common Era Example 64 BCE, CE 2007 Both use the year 1 as the start for the Common Era
6. Paleolithic Era: Old Stone Age250,000-10,000 years ago Hunter-gatherers/foraging LONGEST era of human history Got what they needed with out transforming their environment
7. Paleolithic Era: Old Stone Age250,000-10,000 years ago Created symbolic language which allowed them to adapt to a wide range of environments This prehistoric time period is studied by …
16. For tens of thousands of years, humans survived by hunting game and gathering edible plants. Men hunted and women gathered. They are called nomadic “hunter-gatherers”. About 10,000 years ago this changed, independently all over the world as humans began to settle down in villages. WHY?
17. = Neolithic Revolution The major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming(from food gathering to food producing) Your textbook claims that this is one of the great breakthroughs of history. That’s what we’ll study next week.
