Early Civilization Paleolithic and Neolithic Peoples

Early CivilizationEarly Civilization

Paleolithic and Neolithic Paleolithic and Neolithic PeoplesPeoples

Paleolithic AgePaleolithic Age

►““Old Stone Age”Old Stone Age”►Earliest Period of Human HistoryEarliest Period of Human History►First Stone Tools- 10,000 B.C.First Stone Tools- 10,000 B.C.►First people lived in East AfricaFirst people lived in East Africa

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Lifestyle of Paleolithic AgeLifestyle of Paleolithic Age

►People live in small hunting bands (20-People live in small hunting bands (20-30)30)

►Men hunt and fishMen hunt and fish►Women and kids gather berries, fruit, Women and kids gather berries, fruit,

nuts, grain, shellfish, etc…nuts, grain, shellfish, etc…►Nomads= people who move from Nomads= people who move from

place to place- follow food sourceplace to place- follow food source

More Paleolithic Fun Facts!More Paleolithic Fun Facts!

►Used Simple Tools of stone, bone, woodUsed Simple Tools of stone, bone, wood►Simple language used to cooperate on Simple language used to cooperate on

hunts and to movehunts and to move►Clothes and Fire invented to survive Ice Clothes and Fire invented to survive Ice

AgeAge►Animal and Earth Spirits worshipped- Animal and Earth Spirits worshipped-

begin burying dead with tools, weapons, begin burying dead with tools, weapons, etc…etc…

How Do We Know This??How Do We Know This??

Cave PaintingsCave Paintings

Fossils and other discovered remainsFossils and other discovered remains

Agricultural RevolutionAgricultural Revolution

►Nomads notice seeds scattered on Nomads notice seeds scattered on ground produce crops the next yearground produce crops the next year

►Can now remain in one place and Can now remain in one place and survivesurvive

►Permanent villages developPermanent villages develop►Animals once hunted become Animals once hunted become

domesticateddomesticated

Neolithic AgeNeolithic Age

►““New Stone Age”New Stone Age”►People are food producers for the first People are food producers for the first

timetime►Population risesPopulation rises►Greater interaction, cooperation Greater interaction, cooperation

between communitiesbetween communities

AssignmentAssignment

►Create a political cartoon showing the Create a political cartoon showing the impacts of the Agricultural Revolution- impacts of the Agricultural Revolution- is this the biggest turning point in is this the biggest turning point in human history?human history?