2.5 million years ago – c. 3,000 B.C. Origins of early man The Stone Age 2.5 million years ago – c. 3,000 B.C. Origins of early man

What is an Age? An age can be defined as a period in history based on the most advanced tools that were being used at the time. Stone age – man used stone tools Bronze age – man used bronze tools Iron age – man used iron tools Which of these ages are we currently part of? Iron Age

Not all ages are based on the tools Ice age Time period where the earth was covered in ice. Golden age Time period where a civilizations is at the height of its existence Dark age Time period where we don’t know much about the events that transpired

Match the age with the description Stone Age Bronze Age Iron Age Dark Age Golden Age Ice Age Dork Age b Time when earth was covered in ice Stone tools were available Not much is known about the events Time period you’re currently in Bronze tools were available Time of great achievement Time when iron tools were being used e g c f a d

Stone Age As stated earlier the Stone Age refers to a time period where stone tools were being used by early hominids. What’s a hominid? It’s usually considered a bipedal form of human The first hominids to use tools is thought to be “Homo Habilis” “Homo Habilis” mean the handy man. When did it start? About 2.5 million years ago A little more about hominids: BrainPop – Human Evolution *teachers, you’ll need to sign in

Different Stone Age eras The Stone Age can be broken down into 3 different eras, or time periods. Paleolithic – the old stone age Mesolithic – the middle stone age Neolithic – the new stone age What do all 3 ages have in common? During this time period man used stone tools

Word of advice, Durk…It’s the Mesolithic period…we’ve domesticated the dog, we’re using stone tools, and….Nobody’s naked anymore

So what happened during the “Stone Age”? circa 2.5million -12,000 B.C.

So what else happened during the “Stone Age”? Man Migrated throughout the world

When did “Homo Sapien” first migrate to America? Between 15,000-12,000 years ago

Stone Age song: Horrible histories