Disadvantages Of Homo Habilis

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Culture came before any civilization could have been thought of and that’s because culture is basically like the nature side of human beings. Nature is the instinct that 's been planted in our system; the basic need for survival. Culture came before civilization because human beings weren’t worried about who was going to run for president but what they’re were going to eat that night. Homo Habilis, the first known human being to walk the earth, was nomadic; meaning they followed animals wherever they went. This makes the Homo Habilis part of culture because they haven’t learned to settle down and build their own shelter. At night, they would sleep in caves. They didn’t have a spoken language and they didn’t read or write, which is a part of …show more content…

One of the earliest civilizations to develop was Mesopotamia in 3100. Mesopotamia developed next to the Tigris and Euphrates river valley because the water was a big advantage. The Sumerians, who lived in Sumer, learned how to build houses and they learned how to grow crops. Both of which are huge advantages compared to the Homo Habilis because they didn’t need to move anywhere for food and they could settle down in one place for the rest of their lives. They started developing cities and communities so they could all live in one place. Once they established their city, they started to develop political figures such as kings or stand in gods and thus, religion came into the picture. With the rise of “gods” came polytheism, which means they worshiped more than one god or goddess. The people of Sumer would build temples known as a ziggurat to worship their gods. The Sumerians and Akkadians were both advanced in the arts and science and they also developed a spoken language so they could communicate with each other. Along with language came reading and writing. The Sumerians created cuneiform, which is pictographs, and that was how they …show more content…

The civilizations started developing in the Middle-East near the Euphrates and Tigris River Valley. Being near a major water system was a huge advancement for them. The used the water to help with irrigation of crops. They developed cities and they were known as the Sumerians and Akkadians. They also domesticated animals such as cows, sheep, goats, and dogs. They advanced significantly with the arts and they invented pottery which helped with making bowls and utensils. Houses and buildings started being built and this meant that they were settled and they didn’t plan on moving. (Neolithic) development of agriculture, domestication of animals, invention of pottery, dwellings, civilizations develop around river valleys, people settled. After that, civilization took

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