Prehistoric Era

Today in class we were given an overview of the textbook for Western Civilization. Humans began evolving in the Prehistoric Era. There was no tools, inventions, writing, or even any language. Most people relied on themselves to survive. Humans lived like animals, migrating around as the climate and game changed. After the Prehistoric Era there was the Neolithic stone age. Humans began feeding themselves constantly, leaving time for inventing useful tools. People began hunting, gathering, and living in groups. People still migrated with the animals. Farming began in the Agricultural Revolution. The population grew, due to the ability to take care of their babies, due to the source of food provided by farming. Humans started building homes and staying in the same location. The wheel and plow were tools that advanced their farming, and some jobs became more important than others. Villagers started to wonder why things happened, like the droughts, floods, climate changes, and etc. Finally there was Mesopotamia, located in the fertile crescent. Over the years population kept increasing until it reached 40,000 in Mesopotamia. New professions were available due to the diversity and need for more jobs. Kings emerged as a result for a need of higher power. And the first version of writing formed called cuneiform, symbols meaning pictures and events.