WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Paleolithic period (roughly 2.5 million years ago to 10, 000 B.C.), early humans lived in caves or simple huts or tepees and were hunters and gatherers. They used basic stone and bone tools, as well as crude stone axes, for hunting birds and wild animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Records in the Ancient World In about 4, 000 B.C. the first archive was created by the Sumerians. They used cuneiform writing on clay tablets to record property ownership and commercial activity. Around a millennium later, the Egyptians expanded the uses of archives by creating and housing military records.

Detailed explanation-3: -Written sources help in cross-checking data or information collected from oral and other sources of historical knowledge. This help to reach reliable conclusions. Documents provide more detailed information than oral sources, e.g. dates, illustrative pictures, names of participants in events etc..

Detailed explanation-4: -Written records are pieces of information that were written down a long time ago. These records include both published and unpublished works. Published work (Secondary sources) includes documents that have been edited and produced for the public. These could be in the form of books, newspapers and magazines.