Chapter 1 Flashcards
Australia (60,000 ya)
came over in boats from Indonesia, dreamtime (vibrations), continued h&g till late 1800s
Ukraine Russia and Central Asia had what?
they had weaving, underground settings, and other things that suggest a more permanent settlement
America (35,000-15,000 ya)
took a while to get there because it was cold and no one wanted to cross the Bering strait land bridge
in America who were Clovis?
flourished (12,000-11,000 ya)- made “projectile point”, famous for hunting large mammals
disappeared circa 10,900, end of ice age because animals also died out
What’s Aotearoa?
New Zealand, the last place to be settled (circa 1,300 BC)
What two developments followed with the pacific voyages?
1- creation of highly stratified societies or chiefdoms
2- dramatic impact on environment of previously uninhabited islands
Rapa Nui
Easter island, all trees gone so no canoes could be built, so no one could leave and escape famine
Paleolithic societies had what kind of leaders
some random people would take care of who would hunt and there were rules about sexual behavior. however there were no permanent powers
why were they “original affluent society”
because they wanted or needed little
levels of supernatural beings examples?
Creator deity, ancestors spirits or territorial spirits
what happened in Afro Eurasian world circa 25,000 ya?
smaller blades were made marking global change
which innovation happened in ne Africa circa 16,000 ya?
the collection of wild grains
end of ice age?
16,000-10,000 ya
Paleolithic society in japan?
Jomon
Jomon known for…?
world’s first pottery, + dugout canoes
