1. Old Stone Age and New Stone Age
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2. Old Stone Age Started 2 million years ago – ended 8000BCE
Ppl were nomads=wandered in search of food -Didn’t have a permanent home/followed herds
-Moved with seasons
4 hominid groups lived in this time
-all but Lucy
Cave art was made

3. Old Stone Age A.K.A. the Paleolithic Age No written records
Life very difficult –always “One meal away from starvation” (from first farmers video)
Wandered in small groups
Only 1-2 kids per family bc had to carry them
Almost 2 million years of time, very little progress

4. Old Stone Age Tools made of stone, bone, antler Hunted animals
Gathered plants, fruits, nuts, berries
No stable food supply
Temporary shelters in caves, or simple tent-like structures
Groups of  20 to 60 people wandered together
Basic survival
Rarely traded bc usually didn’t have extra amount of things to trade

5. New Stone Age AKA the Neolithic Age
Started about 8000BCE and ended about 3000 BCE
Discovered how to plant seeds to grow own wheat, then other crops= domesticating plants/agriculture
Began to live in one place and build permanent shelters

6. New Stone Age
Domesticated animals=train wild animals to be useful to humans
-sheep donkeys/horse
-cows dogs
-goats chickens
These animals provided items daily, and ppl could eat them if wild game wasn’t available
Wild game=deer, bear, every bird, etc

7. New Stone Age Ppl still hunted animals
Ppl still picked fruits, berries, and nuts
Domestication of plants and animals=stable food supply, even a surplus (=extra amount that you don’t need)
Ppl started to specialize (learn a certain skill)
- different jobs became the norm
  While some people grew crops, others built houses
and made tools
More food=more people=need to keep having to grow more and more food
Ppl were building better shelters, better tools, better clothing

8. New Stone Age
Ppl learned to cooperate to do a task more quickly and efficiently
Having enough food for everyone and a growing population let ppl:
have the ability to protect their cities &defend themselves
Have time  make themselves, and their surroundings, more beautiful by decorating their pottery & baskets, making shiny jewelry & mirrors. 
House builders added special rooms to honor the gods and goddesses they believed in.

9. New Stone Age
As people settled in towns and villages, trade became a more common activity.
people trade to get resources they do not have in their own area
Traders often traveled hundreds of miles in search of new & different materials. They crossed mountains on foot, rode donkeys across deserts, & sailed the Med. Sea on ships
Popular items included flint & obsidian
Trade brought ppl into contact w/distant places. These contacts helped spread ideas & knowledge throughout the ancient world.