The Beginnings of Human Society

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The Beginnings of Human Society

• Sec.1
• Geography and History

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The Ice Man

• The ice man lay covered with snow
• Discovered on the border of Italy and Austria in
  the Alps in 1991
• His clothing, tools and body were preserved which
  gave clues to his life and death
• His copper ax indicated that he lived around 3000
  B.C.
• An arrow head found in his chest led scientists
  to believe that he died from a shot by an arrow

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Understanding History

• About 5,000 yrs. ago people in Southwest Asia and
  Africa developed writing
• Writing began the beginning of history
• Prehistory is the period of time before writing
  was invented

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Prehistory

• To understand prehistory scientists must rely on
  clues not written records
• Archaeologists study objects to learn about past
  cultures
• The types found and bones can give clues to how
  man lived
• of tools

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History

• Historians study written records to understand
  culture
• Historians compare writings from different
  cultures living at the same time

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Oral Traditions

• Oral traditions are stories passed down by word
  of mouth to tell family history and important
  events
• These stories tell about a society and what
  people considered to be important

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The importance of geography

• Geography is a term that describes the land
• Does it have lakes, mountains, deserts, forests,
  valleys, rivers
• The type of geography of an area will link a
  regions history