1. Early Humans Paleolithic Times Hunters & Gatherers
Hunted using clubs, wooden spears and other rough weapons. Gathered berries, grains, and nuts.
Nomads – moved from place to place based on food source, climate, etc.
Created fire by rubbing wood together
Cooked food – smoked meat for preservation
Developed language and art – cave paintings
Developed technology – the use of tools to make work easier
Tools such as axes and spears made from wood and stone (flint) helped with hunting. They also made fishhooks and needles from animal bone which was then used to make fishing nets or baskets.
II. Neolithic Times 8000 B.C – 4000 B.C.
Domesticated animals provide meat, milk, and wool. They also carried goods and pulled carts.

2. Neolithic Advances
Neolithic - Farming Revolution allows people to settle in one place. They no longer have to be nomads.
People began to form villages and live in permanent homes.
a) Jericho and Catal Huyuk are among the oldest neolithic villages
2. Steady food supplies = more healthy and growing populations
3. As the population grows, there are more workers for crops.
a) Eventually more food is grown than people need to eat, so they began to trade with people from other communities.
b)The food surplus also allowed people to specialize in their jobs. Everyone was not needed to farm anymore.
1. craftspeople such as potters, toolmakers
4. Neolithic people eventually heated rocks to melt the copper inside and form tools
a) eventually copper and tin were mixed to form bronze.
- bronze age was 3000 B.C. to 1200 B.C.