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PREHISTORYMISS GENOVESE
The Paleolithic Age
● Also called Old Stone Age● People made tools and
weapons from stone● Began about 2.6 million
years ago○ lasted until about 8000
B.C.
Awesome Achievements of the Paleolithic Age
● Improved technology● Flint tools and weapons● Animal skin clothes● Ability to make fire● Cave art● Spoken language
The Paleolithic Age
● The first humans spent most of their time looking for food.○ Hunter-Gatherers
● Early people moved from place to place looking for food and to survive○ Nomads○ Originated from
Eastern Africa
Men Women
HuntedGathered nuts, berries, fruits; took care of children
Worked to find food
The Paleolithic Age
● At first, men used clubs to kill the animals.
● Over time, Paleolithic people created better tools and weapons which made hunting easier.
Adaptation
● Paleolithic people adapted to survive.
● Caves protected them from bad weather and wild animals.
● In places where it was cold, they made clothes from animal skins.
Think back to the 5 Themes of Geography. Which theme includes adaptation?
Remember our good old friend, MR. HELP!
Technology
● the use of new ideas and tools to do work
● first used by Paleolithic people
● Tools made of flint○ hard stone with sharp
edges.○ sharp knives and ax
heads
Adaptation: It’s…“lit”
● During the Paleolithic Age, people learned how to make fire.○ Cooked food○ Light○ Warmth○ Scared away predators
● How did early people create fire?○ Friction○ Hitting stones
together
Other Achievements
Art:
● Painted on cave walls ● Paints made from crushed rock
mixed with animal fat.● Animals painted in bright colors
Other Achievements
Spoken Language:
● Humans communicated through sounds and hand motions
● Spoken language made it easier for people to work together
● vocabulary grew and changed○ new ideas and new
technology require new words
The Ice Age
● long periods of extreme cold on Earth
● (100,000 B.C.) Earth begins to get very cold and thick sheets of ice moved across much of the land
● This was the beginning of Earth’s most recent Ice Age.
The Ice Age
● Ocean levels dropped because so much water was taken to form the ice.
● Land that was once covered by water was now above it. ○ One place this happened was
between Asia and North America.
Animals of the Ice Age
● Woolly mammoth● Woolly rhinos● Cave bears● Horses● Wolves● Bison● Reindeer
Scientists know they existed because of cave wall paintings of the animals.
Men of the Ice Age
● Males hunted for food.● When hunters brought back an
animal, it did not go to waste.○ Meat and organs = food.○ Skins = clothing, blankets,
and shelter○ Animal's stomach used for
carrying water. ○ Bones used for needles,
weapons, and different tools.
Women and Children of the Ice Age
● Prepared the food● Made clothing from the hides
of animals● Built shelters
Neolithic Age
● Ice Age ends and the Earth’s climate gets warmer
● People began to settle in one place○ Grew grains and
vegetables○ Domesticate animals
Farming slowly replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food for people.
Neolithic Age
● Began around 8,000 B.C.● Lasted about 4,000 years● Agriculture was the biggest
change that took place
Agricultural Revolution
● The switch from hunting and gathering to farming
● Life changed when humans learned how to grow crops and tame animals○ steady food supply○ Population grew○ Nomadic lifestyle
decreased
Life in the Neolithic Age
● Villages and homes had shrines where gods and goddesses were honored.
● Neolithic people hunted and fished
● Early settled communities often had more and better food than nomads
Food is LIFE
● Better food → Healthier people → Population grew → More crops● Farmers grew more food than they could eat which lead to trade● Trade lead to new food
Specialization
● When people do tasks that match their talents
● People made:○ Jewelry○ Pottery○ Wove cloth
● Traded these goods for things they did not have
Roles
● Most men were farmers and protected the village.
● Women took care of the children and wove cloth.
Bronze Age
● Western Asians discovered that mixing tin and copper created bronze.
● Bronze tools and weapons were better and stronger than those made of stone.
● Bronze became widely used between 3000 and 1200 B.C. This period is known as the Bronze Age.
Emergence of Civilizations
● By the beginning of the Bronze Age, four great civilizations appeared in river valleys:○ Mesopotamia○ Egypt○ India○ China
● Written language developed
● Common Characteristics:○ Trade○ Cities○ Religion○ Government○ Social classes