1. The Stone Age

2. The Stone Age A period of time when humans used stone to make tools
Three divisions in the Stone Age:
Old Stone Age
Middle Stone Age
New Stone Age

3. Old Stone Age AKA: Paleolithic Era No farming
People were hunter gatherers
Fire discovered during this time
People were also nomads (have no settled home)
Cave art and figurines

4. Middle Stone Age AKA: Mesolithic Era Period of transition
Stone tools improve
Hunter-gatherers and some fishing
Nomadic lifestyle
Dogs are domesticated
Use of early canoes

5. New Stone Age AKA: Neolithic Era Farming begins
People began to develop permanent homes
Domestication of plants and animals
Why is this era still not considered a “civilization”?