Why was Catal Huyuk an important archeological find?

Catal Huyuk was one of the biggest settlements in the world at that time. And by studying it archeologists could find out a lot about the life of earlier humans in one of the first big settlements in the world what there living standards were like and how an average person lived. Through this one city historians and archeologists already found out that the people of Catal Huyuk mostly farmed, they also know the people traded there surplus and made hunting weapons and tools out of obsidian. Catal Huyuk was different than we would think of it there were no roads but everybody walked on each others roof you entered the house through the hole on the roof, to historians and archeologists revealed a lot about the peoples culture and thinking. Catal Huyuk is also very important because through out this we can see how most of the people in this region lived and worked and what the design was of most nearby settlements.

From earliest times, people have changed their environments. How have people today changed their environment. Discuss both the good and the bad.

From the beginning of time, people have always been eager to upgrade and change their way of life. This could be anything from the material of the basket they store food in to the color on their kitchen walls. While we are eager to change, the impacts of our upgrades have in many ways changed our planet and the environment. Although the upgrades have made life much simpler, it has taken a huge toll on the planet.

Although some of the changes we make have killed off some of our environment, not all of it is bad. From an early time people have discovered that when you grow crops, some of the seeds will naturally fall off and re-plant itself. People then knew to leave some of their crops during the harvest so that when the seeds fall, they can depend on those instead of killing more crops. Another great change is that people have discovered natural fertilizers to keep soil healthy for years and years. They can use the same fields instead of re-plowing off new land every year and killing all of the natural plants. early civilizations also molded their houses out of dry clay of mud instead of cutting down trees as timber for houses or killing animals to use the skin as tents.

Although not everything we do kills the planet, the way we are living today is destroying out environment. People use to live in small houses made of dry mud or clay. Today we made larger houses using valuble timber. Another change we have made for the worst is our food industry. We no longer take only what we need, but we buy in massive and un-natural amounts. In order to keep up with our many demands, the food industry is genetically enhancing our food to that it grows, lays, milks, ect. twice as fast and twice as much. This has also caused and unnatural increase in cow population. We bread so many cows for hamburgers that they are now the worlds second most populated animal. One last change that humans have made for the worst is our need for spaces. As people decided that everyone should have a house with a yard and a fence to block everyone out, cities expanded. As the cities expanded we developed ways to get around more conveniently. Cars, plains, and other forms of transportation have taken a huge tool on the environment. The wast we are making is getting so bad that we are developing holes in our ozone. Although the changes make life more efficient for us it is taking its toll on the environment.

We have come up with many changes that have taken their toll on the environment. Although not all the changes we make are bad, there are still enough un- earth friendly changes that soon the entire face of the earth could change. As we move on through history, we will continue to make changes, hopefully in the future they will be more environmentally friendly.

Unit 2 Reflection

1. Describe how you prepared/studied for the unit test.

a. Do you think your studying strategies were effective-why not?

I think my studying strategies were both effective and noneffective. That is because I didn't get a great grade, nor did i get a bad grade, meaning my studying strategies need some improvement. How I studies was i read my notes, and copied all the important things onto another piece of paper.

b. how will you prepare next time?

Well, next time what I will do is the same like this time, but also to quiz with my friends, meaning I take all the important details and facts and write them on another piece of paper, and then, quiz my friends, and make them quiz me.

2. What was the most surprising thing you learned about during this unit?

The most surprising thing to me was how there were so many types of humans! I never thought there were so many types of humans, in fact what i though was that the same type of humans (Homo Sapiens) was there only, and that over time we just advanced.

3. If we had more time to spend on Prehistory and early humans- what would u want to learn more about?

If we had more time, I would like to learn about religious history and when those religious things happened. After beginning this unit I always had this question at the back of my head 'If there were so many types of humans, when did the religious things I always hear about happen?' I would love to be able to learn about that, or just have a short class about it.

Who were the hobbits?

Who were the hobbits? Homo Florensis, or as usually referred to as Hobbits, were an early human specie, which had only one skeleton found in Indonesia, Liang Bua, in 2003.

Homo Florensis is usually referred to as hobbits only because of their size. There are many theories and thoughts about the hobbits. In fact, some scientists think they were gnome-sized modern humans with a disease called microcephary which make the head and brain smaller. Although, once careful studies were operated on the only skeleton found, no sign of sickness or anything found.

Another theory is that Homo Florensis evolved from Homo Erectus and were affected by island dwarfism, a disease on some islands because of lack of waters/foods, but as mentioned before, no illness was found.

There were lots of strange things that were discovered about this dwarf sized human specie, such as; they are as tall as an average modern 4 year old today. Considering the fact they were as tall as a modern 4 year old, they were 4 times stronger than a mature modern human. Also, they had small brains, but strangely, they created quite effective and complex tools, some of those tools were implements fro digging and butchering their prey and stone points to fix wooden spears.

Hobbits were very short, who had long and flat feet, their chin and cheeks were very stuck out, their wrists were arranged more like an ape's rather than a modern human, and they were very strong!

We, modern humans, don't know a lot about this human specie, in fact, they were only recently discovered and only one was found. According to some historians, the Homo Florensis human specie lived from 38,000 years ago until 18,000 or 12,000 years ago, although that isn't for sure. We need to find more skeletons/bones of this specie to know more about it, otherwise we will stay with the same amount of information about them we have today forever.

Why were tool-making and language important for the development of human culture?

Both tools and language were very important for our survival, as well as the development of our culture. Tools enabled humans to hunt animals. Those animals served as food, and sometimes their hides were used for creating shelters and, later on, clothing. This shows a small part of our culture. What we eat and drink today depends on which part of the world we come from, how financially stable we are, what religion we follow, etc. Back then, the humans' diet depended on which part of the world they lived in, and what kind of hunting tools they were able to make. Human culture started developing even three million years ago! Tools were also used for making fire. With fire, early humans could stay up later at night, and socialize with friends and family. This started oral tradition another very important part of our culture. Oral tradition tells us about the hopes, dreams, ideas and opinions of the people who lived long ago. Fire also enabled the early humans to migrate to colder areas, and spread around the world. Language has helped early humans a lot. More complex words, and short sentences gave them the opportunity to discuss hunting techniques, and improve their tool-making. With language oral tradition started, and, over time, with the humans' brains evolving and becoming more developed, humans started telling more detailed stories of their beliefs and lifestyle. Language also enabled humans to do many other things. They could choose leaders, to make changes and lead the people in their communities. They could also discuss their religion, and what they believed in. Early humans could also talk about what they hoped to achieve in the future, and how they planned to survive.

Why did early humans begin to walk on two feet?

Lots of people, such as; Archeologists, Historians, and those who study the evolution of development of humans,etc. ask this question 'why have we started to walk on two feet', that question was never answered, and will never be answered with solid proof.

One theory about why we started to walk on two feet, is that there was a change in the African climate, and therefore forced Early humans to walk on 2 feet. A very long time ago, when the ancient peoples were in Africa, Africa was basically one huge forest. Over time, the huge forest became a high grassland. The Early Humans' prey they used to hunt started migrating because of their (Early Humans' prey) food sources, thus, the humans followed their prey. Because of all the walking the Early humans had to do (while following their prey), they figured it was much faster, requires less energy, and more efficient then going on all fours.

There are definitely many other great theories out there about why our earliest ancestors started walking on all four, such as; being able to carry more food, and therefore attract female. Sadly we will never find out why our ancestors started walking on 2 feet. I believe the theory that they followed their prey the most because it is most scientifically logical (from all the theories I've heard).