Early Civilization

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Africa is the cradle of the human race. Anthropologists have unearthed the oldest human skeletons in East Africa.

First Humans

One of the best preserved human remnants is a female skeleton found in Ethiopia. Anthropologists assembled about 40% of the young girl that was given the nick name "Lucy". Lucy was dated between 3.6 and 3 million years ago.

Lucy

Where it all beganAustralopithecus, red

Homo habilis blue

Homo erectus, green

Homo sapiens: Archaic, White

Neanderthal, Purple

Modern, yellow

Homo Erectus

1.5 million to 250,000

years ago

Neanderthal

100,000 to 35,000

years ago

Cro-Magnon

35,000 to 10,000 years

ago

Prehistoric Man

Homo Erectus

1.5 million to 250,000

years ago

Neanderthal100,000 to

35,000 years ago

Cro-Magnon35,000 to

10,000 years ago

Foot prints from East Africa that date back 3.5 million years.

Prove that human-like creatures were walking upright in Africa 3.5 million years ago.

• Old stone Age• Earliest period of

man• Nomads• 20-30 people in

tribes• Simple tools

Paleolithic Age

• New Stone Age• Agriculture led to

permanent villages• Growth in population

Neolithic Age

A painting of a prehistoric settlement in France.

Beginnings of Civilization

• 8 basic features of early civilizations

1. Cities2. Central Government3. Complex religion4. Job Specialization5. Social classes6. Art/Architecture7. Public Works8. Writing

Cro-Magnon art in a cave in Salon Noir at Niaux in France. Theydate back to around 13,000 - 10,000 B.C.

A Cro-Magnon painting of bull found near Lascaux, France. Thispainting dates back 35,000 to 10,000 years ago.