I found it interesting to read that...

The start of chapter one is what I really found most interesting about the reading. I wasn't ever well versed in the earliest history of mankind, and our textbook did a fantastic job of the break downs. I knew that we today are homo sapiens or we at least closest resemble homo sapiens. It was interesting to learn that there were twenty or thirty different species but all resembled hominid family. It makes sense that the main factor which related all the species was the fact they all featured bipedalism. It was amazing to Google Mark Leaky's discovery of the foot prints preserved by volcanic ash. To put a visual to the reading was very helpful to imagine what species existed during this era. When doing my research online for the first blog post, I learned about early species making tools and in the reading it was nice to learn it was specifically the homo habilis. I find it so fascinating that early humans were able to do things like create tools and create ways of communication. It makes sense that over time brains and skulls grew larger, like muscles being worked out. 

Learning about how globalization of mankind came about was also extremely interesting. The Paleolithic Era is something that coincides with the hunter gatherer erea which I do remember learning about as a kid in school. This way of life always interested me and it was fascinating to learn about the adaptations of going from hunting and gathering to creating an agricultural ecosystem which could be sustained. These are things done today (although we are struggling mightily because of the pandemic) on a mass scale and I think we often take these things for granted. Each era from the old stone age on, really grew and learned from each other and advanced to new levels. As discussed in the reading, the Agricultural Revolution kicked down the door to the beginning of civilizations. In my opinion the Agricultural Revolution really led to the advancement and innovation of all technologies. Since this revolution led to the formation of actual societies how we know them today, the brightest and smartest people were able to come together and do good (and some bad I'm sure) for generations to come. These times shaped and molded who we are and how we live. Just as we are currently doing the same for the future mankind who will live on this planet after we all move on. 

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  1. LeslieMay 19, 2020 at 12:53 PM

    Tony, I love love love the Laetoli footprints in Tanzania. When I studied anthropology I wrote a paper on Mark Leaky. I was thrilled to see it discussed in our text book. I agree with your statement about how "the agricultural revolution kicked down the door." Even though it seems that equality was obliterated by the rise of the first civilizations, agricultural advancements that allowed these civilizations to grow also freed up people to explore things other than survival. It is crazy that so many of the first agricultural techniques are continued on today. I don't know about you, but all my friends have started little victory gardens during the pandemic to reduce food spending.

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  2. CARIOCA BRAZILMay 20, 2020 at 9:13 PM

    Hi Tonny ,
    I also found very interesting how humans evolved from small bands of hunter gatherers to great civilizations of much larger populations of living in cities. The two key factors in this development were the end of the last Ice age, which led to the agricultural revolution. I never realized how important the development of agriculture was to the great civilizations which followed, including our own.

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