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Title: The Beginnings of Human Society


1
The Beginnings of Human Society
  • Sec.1
  • Geography and History

2
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

3
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

4
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

5
History
  • Historians study written records to understand
    culture
  • Historians compare writings from different
    cultures living at the same time

6
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

7
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
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