Humanity

What path did the emergence of civilizations take? What natural preconditions allowed organizing disparate communities into one state? What is the mechanism of the formation of ancient societies? This article is an attempt to answer these difficult questions.

History and culture of ancient civilizations - from the formation of the first early agricultural cultures in various regions of the Earth to the first ancient civilizations

The first of the Paleolithic eras is the Olduvai. Man just learned to walk and began to make tools. Perhaps the fire "tamed".

In the Mousterian era, human communities continue to develop - more advanced stone processing technology appears, the rudiments of religious beliefs and animal cults are discovered.

The Upper Paleolithic marked the emergence of modern humans and complex tools. Also, developed religious beliefs appear, which are reflected in the culture of burials and rich cave paintings.

The Acheulean era marks a transition to a higher level of weapon-making technology (Clectonian technique, Levallois technique). And also the further development of human societies.

Neolithic - the last period of the Stone Age, before the onset of the Metal Age. At this time, agriculture was born, cities and developed religions appeared.

In the Mesolithic (13-8 thousand years ago) - the Middle Stone Age, global climatic changes take place. Most of the animals of the Paleolithic are dying out and man has to change his way of life, tools and economic activities.

The Stone Age is the longest period in the history of mankind, lasting about two million years. But over the course of this period, hominid communities have evolved from semi-apes to humans who know how to make and use stone tools.