History Shorts: Prehistory to 5000 B.C.

Quick review of the history shorts involving prehistory.


Agriculture:

http://cicero390.blogspot.com/2010/06/history-shorts-almost-invention-of.html

Man Discovers Fire:

http://cicero390.blogspot.com/2010/05/history-shorts-man-discovers-fire.html

The Dawn of Man:

http://cicero390.blogspot.com/2010/05/dawn-of-man.html

History Shorts: The (Almost) Invention of Agriculture

Here, a smart cavegirl invents agriculture only to have her invention destroyed by some ape-man. A prehistoric glass ceiling if you will. Once we have agriculture, we have job specialization, wealth disparity, class structure, writing, and the rise of civilization. whew!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR6K01n3lUU

History Shorts: Man Discovers Fire

It probably did not happen like this…Stone Age people had the same brain capacity as modern man. Between the discovery of fire and beer, Ancient man created the tailgate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulG_ReckFPs&feature=related

History Shorts: The Dawn of Man

Most people want to see history as opposed to read history. So, here is Hollywood’s take on the first major turning point in human pre-history. The clip is not entirely accurate. In reality, tool use preceded man becoming man. Also, there was no alien intervention! However, this scene demonstrates the rise of human intelligence and mankind’s emergence from the animal kingdom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOx_nuuhq4E&feature=related