THE BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION
Some of the most impressive achievements in human history were made in the period before people kept written records. Because there are no records of names, dates, or events from prehistoric times, scholars and scientists have developed much time and research to finding unwritten clues and trying to tell the story of the people of those times. They have traced human progress in many areas- making tools, using fire, developing language. They have concluded that people changed from hunting and gathering their food to farming, herding and building settlements. They have looked for evidence of people's religious beliefs and artistic creativity.
About 5000 or 6000 years ago, people in river valleys in Asia and Africa began to build cities, organize governments, and kept written records. The civilizations they build were based on the achievements made during the immense stretch of prehistoric time.
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