Prehistory of Kazakhstan

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Course Outline

  1. Prehistory and Human Development
  2. Stone Age Chronology
  3. Kazakhstan’s Ancient Settlements
  4. Bronze Age Kazakhstan
  5. Indo-European Expansion Models

1. Prehistory and Human Development

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Prehistory: The period not reflected in written sources and known mainly through archaeological sources, making it an anonymous period.
  • Primitive Communal System: According to the Marxist concept, the primitive communal system was a classless society.
  • Anthropogenesis: The development of humans from an apelike form to the modern form.
  • Sociogenesis: The development of society from primitive forms such as herds to more complex communal groups.

Essential Points

  • Human development in prehistory followed anthropogenesis, technogenesis, and sociogenesis, whose interconnection led to the development of non-material culture.

Memory Hook

ATSN: anthropogenesis, technogenesis, sociogenesis, non-material culture

2. Stone Age Chronology

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Stone Age: The earliest and longest historical period, characterized by labor instruments made from stone and dated approximately from 2.5 million to 5,000 years ago.
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1. How is prehistory primarily reconstructed by researchers?

2. How does the Marxist concept characterize the primitive communal system?

3. Which sequence describes the interconnected processes of human development in prehistory?

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What defines the period called Prehistory?

It is the time before written records, known mainly through archaeology.

According to Marxist theory, what characterizes the primitive communal system?

It was a classless society.

Which three processes shaped human development in prehistory?

Anthropogenesis, technogenesis, and sociogenesis.

What did the interconnection of anthropogenesis, technogenesis, and sociogenesis produce?

The development of non-material culture.

What defines the Stone Age period?

Labor instruments made from stone.

When did the Stone Age approximately begin and end?

From 2.5 million to 5,000 years ago.

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