1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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
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6. 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

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

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

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

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

12. Stone Age song: Horrible histories