The Stone Age
The Stone Age A period of time when humans used stone to make tools Three divisions in the Stone Age: Old Stone Age Middle Stone Age New Stone Age
Old Stone Age AKA: Paleolithic Era No farming People were hunter gatherers Fire discovered during this time People were also nomads (have no settled home) Cave art and figurines
Middle Stone Age AKA: Mesolithic Era Period of transition Stone tools improve Hunter-gatherers and some fishing Nomadic lifestyle Dogs are domesticated Use of early canoes
New Stone Age AKA: Neolithic Era Farming begins People began to develop permanent homes Domestication of plants and animals Why is this era still not considered a “civilization”?