1. Paleolithic Age People from eastern and southern Africa
Also known as Old Stone Age
2 million to 10,000 years ago
Climate change
Caused migration to Europe, Asia, and Americas
Land bridges

2. Obtaining Food Bands Hunters and gathers Hunted in home territory
Lived years

3. Making Tools Made life easier for hunters and gathers
Sticks and stones (shaping improved/hunting improved)
Olduvai Gorge (pebble tools found)
Better tools=better food

4. Making fire Rubbing 2 sticks or stones together
Method of staying warm and dry
1st fire started by nature
Protection from animals
Used to cook food=longer life span

5. Seeking Shelter Usually camped out in open Used caves for emergencies
100,000 began using caves for living

6. Making Clothing
Used animal skins
Allowed to migrate to colder areas

7. Developing Language Hand signals Simple sounds
Began to talk because of social needs
Allowed people to work together, share ideas, & pass down beliefs and stories
Greatest human achievment

8. Neanderthals Both Cro-Magnons -homo sapiens -France
-Neander River Germany
-used pitfalls for hunting
-used animal skins and bones
for shelter
-first to bury dead
Both
-homo sapiens
-hunting
-religion
-social cooperation
Cro-Magnons
-France
-1st modern man
-burin and axe
-better hunters=more
food
-spear throwers
-sailors
-played music
-cave paintings
-social structure
-beginning of government
-economy