Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Chapter 1


Many people think humans were the first to inhabit the Earth, but what they do not know is that there were different hominids that inhabited the earth for thousands of years before us. I agree with Strayer in the fact that we cannot simply ignore Paleolithic and Neolithic people. If it were not for them and the technology they created, the other hominids would not have something to build from. Just because they did not write, does not mean they did not exist. I find it fascinating how they had the knowledge needed to domesticate these animals. Also, how they stopped relying solely on animals as their only source of food, but also learned they could grow plants. When they made this discovery they no longer needed to travel from one place to another, now they could build their civilizations around these plants. Lastly, how they were able to migrate to different places such as Eurasia, Australia, etc. This just shows how intelligent they actually where because they were able to come up with some sort of boat that would not only get them where they needed to go, but also to carry all the materials necessary for their survival. I believe the shift from hunting to farming was the most important because humans nowadays continue this because we still grow plants; I could not imagine us as being hunters.

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