Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Early Civilizations Constructed Response Homework

During the early formation of ancient civilizations throughout history, many homo sapiens began inventing and introducing new ideas and methods during both the Paleolithic and Neolithic time period. Using your notes from class, effectively answer the following statement and question:

1) Name two new inventions or methods that were introduced during either the Paleolithic or Neolithic time period.

2) How did the invention or method you chose affect the way people lived during that time period?

Address and answer each question in 20-40 words. Once you are finished, be sure to click post at the bottom of the screen. In addition, make sure that you both post to the CORRECTLY LABELED CLASS (ex. 1st period, 2nd period, etc.) and that your first and last name are present in the post to receive full credit.

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  1. 1)One of the inventions from the Paleolithic era is the use of weapons. Another invention is the use of fire in which they mastered.

    2)Weapons were useful to hunt and the better the weapons got the the more hunt was successful. Fire affected them because it is a source of light and used to cook the foods they ate.

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  2. 1. Some methods introduced during the Paleolithic time period was they developed a language and living in clans.
    2.Developing a language affected there lives because they could communicate with each other. Living in clans affected there lives because they could have split up the things they had to do in order to survive. For example hunt .

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  3. 1ST PER.
    1) Name two new inventions or methods that were introduced during either the Paleolithic or Neolithic time period.

    -neolithic era introduced the skill of weaving. and the paleolithic era were the first to make simple tools and weapons.

    2) How did the invention or method you chose affect the way people lived during that time period?


    during the neolithic era it affected they lives in that they could weave baskets to hold they stuff. and during the paleolithic era having the skill of weapons helped them to kill animals.

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  5. Period 1.
    1)Domesticated animals is one inventions from the Neolithic Era. Agriculture is also a useful invention from that specific time period.

    2)Agriculture affected homo sapiens during this time because it expanded there food options instead of just the meat they hunt. Also, domesticated animals affected them because when they train the animals to mate they can eat there young.

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  6. 1)Two new inventions or methods that were introduced during the Paleolithic era was the invention of the wheel and the introduction of fire.

    2)With fire, it gave them light and with the wheel, they were able to transport things.

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  7. 1)Two new inventions or methods that were introduced during the Paleolithic era was the invention of the wheel and the introduction of fire.

    2)With fire, it gave them light and with the wheel, they were able to transport things.

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  8. 1)Two inventions that were introduced during the paleolithic era were the domestication of animals and fire.

    2)The domestication of animals helped them produce more, so they could have food and fire helped them cook the food and also provided light.

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  9. 1) During the Paleolithic Era two inventions that were introduced were ,they developed a language and made simple tools and weapons.

    2)When they developed the language they were able to communicated better and with the tools and weapons they were able to hunt and build things.

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  10. 1.) The two methods that was introduced during the Neolithic Era were that they developed agriculture, and domesticated animals throghout the New Age.

    2.) The reason they domesticated animals because its helped them survived. Also it helped them with hunting. Developing agriculture gave them different varieties in food.

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  11. body1)During the paleolithic age they created several different things. I think that creating weapons and a new language were two of the more useful inventions.
    2)The weapons they made affected them by making it easier for them to hunt and kill animals to survive. When they developed the new language it made it easier for them to communicate to one another.

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  12. 1.One invention created in the Neolithic Era were domesticated animals and during the Paleolithic Era languages were invented to make it easier to communicate.
    2.Domesticated animals help them survived and hunt other animals. Languages were made because it made it easier for them to communicate with one another

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  13. 1) the paleolithic ear made cave art and master the use of fire

    2) cave art- showed their history and i think showed the way they did things around their time
    make the use of fire-to see at night and help cooked the food

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