1. Early Humans Paleolithic Age Neolithic Revolution

2. Prehistory has 2 periods (Eras)
OLD STONE AGE- Paleolithic Period
Longer period, 2 million B.C.E. to 10,000 B.C.E.
Used stone tools, had fire, oral language
NEW STONE AGE- Neolithic Period
10,000 B.C.E. until end of prehistory (beginning of writing), approximately 4000 B.C.E.
Used advanced stone tools, technological advances to change lives

3. Old Stone Age Description
Nomads=people who move from place to place for food
Small bands or family groups (20-30 people)
Moved around hunting and gathering food

4. Old Stone Age How they got their food
Hunters and gatherers
Followed the food
Fished along coastal area
Gathered nut, berries, and grains

5. Old Stone Age Shelter Natural protection, caves or rock overhangs
Over time they began to use animal skins to make clothing

6. Old Stone Age Tools and Technology
Sticks, branches, stones
Evolved into more advanced tools made from flint and sharpened stone
Needles from bones
Fishhooks
Fire was great advancement. Food could be cooked-YUMMY!

7. Old Stone Age Roles of Men and Women surprise---they were equal!
Hunted large animals often far from camp
Stayed close to camp
Looked after children
Gathered nuts and berries near camp

8. Old Stone Age Communication
Basic sounds and gestures
Evolved into oral language
NO WRITING!
Expressed themselves through art, stories, and song

9. New Stone Age (Neolithic Period)
Begins with farming- 8,000 B.C.E.
This causes a transition into New Stone Age
This transition known as
Neolithic Revolution (BIG CHANGE!)
Farming= no need to wander, so they can now stay in one place

10. New Stone Age (Neolithic Period)
Neolithic Revolution
Domesticated plants and animals
Domesticate=tame animals for human use
Raised crops, used animals to help them farm

11. New Stone Age (Neolithic Period)
Neolithic Revolution (Agricultural Revolution)
Farming allowed people produce a constant food supply
They settled down and lived in communities
More food=more people, cities emerge
Farming develops all around the world at roughly the same time, usually around a steady water supply like a river

12. New Stone Age (Neolithic Period)
New technologies=
Ways to count and save seeds
Calendars to keep track of when to plant
Use animals to help plow
Weave cloth
Pottery for cooking and storage
Two excavated Neolithic communities gave historians a lot of info about this time

13. Catalhuyuk, Turkey

14. Jericho, Israeli West Bank

15. Benefits of a settled life during Neolithic Age
Neolithic Revolution
Steady Food Supply
More people, Healthier people
Bartering/ Needing to keep track of trade
Specialization
More workers available
Cities Emerge
Need for Government