Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations (10,000 BCE to 600 BCE)
Key Concept 1.1 – Throughout the Paleolithic era, humans developed sophisticated technologies and adapted to different geographical environments as they migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas.
Key Concept 1.2 – Beginning about 10,000 years ago, some human communities adopted sedentism and agriculture, while others pursued hunter-forager or pastoralist lifestyles—different pathways that had significant social and demographic ramifications.
Key Concept 1.3 – The appearance of the first urban societies 5,000 years ago laid the foundation for the development of complex civilizations; these civilizations shared several significant social, political, and economic characteristics.
Key Concept 1.1 – Throughout the Paleolithic era, humans developed sophisticated technologies and adapted to different geographical environments as they migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas.
Key Concept 1.2 – Beginning about 10,000 years ago, some human communities adopted sedentism and agriculture, while others pursued hunter-forager or pastoralist lifestyles—different pathways that had significant social and demographic ramifications.
Key Concept 1.3 – The appearance of the first urban societies 5,000 years ago laid the foundation for the development of complex civilizations; these civilizations shared several significant social, political, and economic characteristics.
