The Origins and "ages" of human beings
 -Prehistory began with the human race itself
- The era ended with the rise of civilied societies producing permanent written rocords, but these societies arose at different times in different regions of the world, so that prehistory has no single worldwide ending of date
-Excavations of fossils (remains of organisms) indicate that the earliest humanlike species probably appeared in East Africa

The hunting and gathering way of life: Throughout the paleolithic age, all human beings lived as migratory and gathers of edible plants, sheltering caves, in temporary huts, or in the open if climate was favorable
Men were responsible for hunting and women were responsible for taking care of the children

Agricultural revolution- The shift from hunting and gathering food to a more settled way of life based on farming and herding that occured between 8000 and 4000 B.C. in much of western Asia, northern Africa, and Europe, and separately in other parts of the world

Polytheism- the belief in many gods and goddesses

Men,Women and Farming

Stufy of traditional farming suggest societies also suggests that the agricultural revolution was accompanied by a lasting shift in the pattern of relations between men and women







Paleolithic Age (Old Stone age)- The earliest and longest period of prehistory, when humans used simple stone tools

Neolithic Age (New Stone)- The period of human history characterized by advances in stone tool-making and the beginnings of agriculture