PALEOLITHIC ERA

PALEOLITHIC ERA Also known as the

Old Stone Age Hunter-Gatherer

Society As culture begins

to develop, they are able to overcome the many limits set by their physical environment.

TIMELINE

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PALEOLITHIC ERA

were nomadic, migrating in search of food, water, shelter

invented the first tools, including simple weapons

learned how to make and use fire

MORE CHARACTERISTICS lived in clans developed oral language created “cave art.”

ARTISTIC CREATIONS Jewelry (worn by men and women)

created beads and made necklaces Cave Paintings

Images of wild animals and various scenes of daily life

Made colored paint from charcoal, mud, and animal blood

NEOLITHIC ERA

NEOLITHIC ERA Also known as New Stone Age technological and social

advancements that gave rise to stable communities occurred

NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION In old way of life, lived in clans while the

men hunted and the women gathered Neolithic Revolution is also known as

Agricultural Revolution Shift from food gather to food producing

Possible Causes Warming climate Increased population Steady food supply from farming

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES Neolithic Revolution (agricultural

revolution) developed agriculture (domesticated

plants) domesticated animals Plow crops

FARMING METHODS Slash and Burn

Burn the field to clear it and fertilize the soil

Grow crops on the land Domesticate Animals

Dog, goat, horse, and pig Nomads would have herds of goats and

sheep

EFFECT OF FARMING Surplus of food Rise of communities

VILLAGES Agriculture was developed

independently around the world This led to villages developing in

various parts of the world Villages meant there was a decrease in

the nomadic lifestyle

MORE ADVANCES made pottery developed weaving skills used advanced tools

ICE AGES

ICE AGE An ice age is a long period of reduced

temperature on earth The last ice age occurred 10,00 years

ago Advance and retreat of glaciers

LAND BRIDGES Formed because of lowered ocean

levels Locations

ASIA TO NORTH AMERICA (BERING) EUROPE TO THE BRITISH ISLES JAPAN TO KOREA ASIA TO INDONESIA

HUMANS RESPONSE TO ICE AGE Adapt by developing new technologies Migrate Across Land Bridges