History of human being
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In this time lime are descripted the most relevant aspect of the periods of time: Prehistory, Ancient, postclassical, Modern.
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- First signs of man's existence on earth
- Is invented the agriculture and crops
- Includes the age of stone
and age of metals,
humans work and make
their weapons with those materials
- Domesticated animals
- Humans are hunters and collectorsDescription
It is the period of time
that studies the life
of the primitive man,
from his appearance
of the earth until the
invention of the writing
was given.PERIOD OF STONE
Used the stone to make their
utensils, weapons, tools and everyday
instruments this period was divided
into two important periods:
Paleolithic and NeolithicNEOLITIC PERIOD
Used polished stone to improve and
transform their tools and weapons.
The first houses were built, the man
learned how to polish the stone and
the agriculture was discovered,
the man domesticated the animals and
the invention of the ceramic and
socially organizedin a sedentary community.PALEOLITIC PERIOD
Carved stone was used and was
its main material. which was used
to make knives, lances and scrapers-
the man lived in caves, fed on plants, fruits
and seeds, they hunted wild animals which
they used their skin to cover themselves,
they also engaged in fishing(3000 AC)
ANCIENT- Begins the invention of writing, so is created the writing by
mesopotamians along with greeks
- In Greek born the democracy
- Roman Empire: Emergence
and growth of mining
- Is created Hammurabi, the first legal code,
also the pyramids of Egypt and other monuments nowadays
- Civilization is said to have
begun at Sumer in 3200 BCDescription
is the historical epoch
that coincides with
the emergence and
development of the
earliest civilizations.
and the invention of writingCHARACTERISTICS
• Beginning of urban life
• Appearance of political power and organized religions
in a social stratification.
• Provision of labor and the
establishment of taxes and trade.
. construction of the first citiesIn this stage emergence a growing in the economy with a comercialization
of gold and silver, people were verytalented
with astronomy and development of mathematical system and
as if that were not enough the Spaniards arrives in America in 1492
and find a continent inhabited long ago by different
civilizations. The three most outstanding cultures
at this time (postclassic period)
are the Mayas, Aztecs and Incas.POSTCLASSICAL
(years 900 to 1521):period is the last period of pre-Hispanic history,
was interrupted by the violent invasion of the
Spanish in Mesoamerican territory and the
subsequent conquest and colonization of Mexico.Its beginning can be fixed in the fall of
Constantinople or in the discovery of America
and whose end can be placed in the French
RevolutionMODERN
(S. XV to 1789)CHARACTERISTICS
• the values of modernity (progress,
communication, reason)
• they were slowly developing: capitalism
and the bourgeoisie; and the political entities
that do it in parallel: the nation and the State.
• In the Modern Age were found the two
"worlds" that had remained almost absolutely
isolated since the Prehistory: the New World
(America) and the Old World (Eurasia and
Africa). When consolidating the European
exploration of Australia we will talk about New
World.- Renaissance
- Crusades
- Gunpowder invention
- Bubonic plague, most devastating pandemic in history
- Mongol invasions
- Invention of printing press
- Spread of Islam
- Flying money
- Invention of the compass
- Transportation improvements, mostly sea and river ships
- Discovery, conquest and colonization of America by Europeans- Industrial revolution starts
- Discovery of Antarctica
- American civil war
- Invention of lightbulbs, cars and other
important creations , most of them, currently
used
- Russian revolution
- First and second World Wars
- Invention of radio, television and in the ending
20th century the Internet
- Vietnam and corea wars
- Cinematography,also the Rock, pop and other
world music genres are invented and
popularizedPeriods
Prehistory
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