Mon, September 18, 2017 at 6:55 am GMT
hello Karen.I am good how are you.i was memorizing my history subject. EVOLUTION OF MAN, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
The Meaning of Evolution of Man
Explain the meaning of evolution of man
The Theory of Evolution of Man and the Religious Theory of Creation of Man
Explain the theory of evolution of man and the religious theory of creation of man
Early Stone Age
The Types of Tools Used during the Old Stone Age
Describe the types of tools used during the old stone age
This lasted from 1.5 millions years up to 750,000 years ago. At this time man was involved in hunting and gathering that is their livelihood depended on collection of fruits, roots, vegetables and meat. The tools made at this time involved chopping tools, pebbles, and hand axes.
The tools made were not very sharp but important for defending themselves against wild animals and digging up plant roots
Some remains of these tools were found in East Africa in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Ologa and Nsongezi Rock shelter in Uganda
The Physical Changes of Man during the Old Stone Age
Describe the physical changes of man during the old stone age
How Man Obtained Food during the Old Stone Age
Explain how man obtained food during the Old Stone Age
At this time man was involved in hunting and gathering that is their livelihood depended on collection of fruits, roots, vegetables and meat
Middle Stone Age
This is recorded from around 750,000 years to 50,000 years ago
During that time tools made were sharper compared to the Early or Old Stone Age.
The Types of Tools used during the Middle Stone Age and their Functions
Describe the types of tools used during the middle stone age and their functions
The Physical Changes of Man during the Middle Stone Age
Describe the physical changes of man during the middle stone age
How Man Obtained Food during the Middle Stone Age
Explain how man obtained food during the middle stone age
In order to fulfill their basic needs humans used stone tools like stone hammers, stone cores, sharp stone flakes that offered useful cutting edges, etc.
The Advantages of the Invention and Uses of Fire
Explain the advantages of the invention and uses of fire
1. Chasing wild animals (to defend themselves)
2. Warming themsel
3. Roasting meat
4. For felling down tree
New Stone Age
The Type of Tools Used during the Late Stone Age and their Uses
Describe the type of tools used during the late Stone Age and their uses
It started from around 50,000 BC up to the first Millennium, while at this stage man used much sharper tools than in Early or Middle Stone Ages.
At this time man started farming and animal keeping. Due to that it was the time when man started to have settlements.
Another development at this time was painting and drawings for example in Caves, evidence of this can be seen in Amboni caves (Tanga), Kondoa (Dodoma) and Irangi (Singida)
The Physical Changes of Man during the Late Stone Age
Describe the physical changes of man during the late stone age
Major Changes in Man's Way of Life during the Late Stone Age
Appraise major changes in man's way of life during the late stone age
At this time surplus food was available, this facilitated the increase of the human population and the emergence of village settlements.
Iron Age
This was the time when man started to make and use iron tools. Iron age in Africa started more on the first millennium in a few societies e.g. in East Africa, while other societies like western Sudan States (Ghana, Mali, Soghai), Axum, Egypt, Nubi, and Meroe for North Africa
How Iron was Discovered
Explain how iron was discovered
The Advantages of using Iron Tools
Appraise the advantages of using iron tools
Iron age helped societies to progress and develop more (that is it had more positive effects than negative effects) some of these effects were:
It created the division of labor in African societies e.g. some started working in local industries. Others became traders and crop producers.
It also increased the production of food crops in Africa. (This was due to the making of more useful farm equipments).
It helped with the formation of permanent settlements to those societies that adopted iron technology (crop producers).
Africa started to develop Economically through activities such as industry, agriculture, mining and trading.
It also led to the expansion of states in Africa (stronger societies started to conquer other states) e.g. the Buganda and Ghana.
