2. Prehistoric Age2. Prehistoric Age

I. The Study of I. The Study of PrehistoryPrehistory

A. INTRODUCTIONA. INTRODUCTION

PREHISTORY:PREHISTORY: DEFINITION:DEFINITION: LONG TIME PERIOD BEFORE WRITING LONG TIME PERIOD BEFORE WRITING WAS INVENTEDWAS INVENTED

ARTIFACTS:ARTIFACTS:

DEFINITION: DEFINITION: ANYTHING MADE BY ANCIENT HUMAN ANYTHING MADE BY ANCIENT HUMAN BEINGS SUCH AS TOOLS, POTTERY AND BEINGS SUCH AS TOOLS, POTTERY AND WEAPONSWEAPONS

CULTURE:CULTURE: DEFINITION: DEFINITION: A SET OF BELIEFS, KNOWLEDGE, ANDA SET OF BELIEFS, KNOWLEDGE, AND PATTERNS OF LIVING THAT A GROUP OF PATTERNS OF LIVING THAT A GROUP OF PEOPLE DEVELOPS (WAY OF LIFE)PEOPLE DEVELOPS (WAY OF LIFE)

II. THE STONE AGEII. THE STONE AGE

A. INTRODUCTIONA. INTRODUCTION

STONE AGE:STONE AGE: DEFINITION: DEFINITION: THE PERIOD OF PREHISTORY THE PERIOD OF PREHISTORY

THAT THAT

BEGINS WITH THE BEGINS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEVELOPMENT OF

STONE TOOLSSTONE TOOLS

-THE STONE AGE CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO -THE STONE AGE CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO ERASERAS

1) PALEOLITHIC AGE1) PALEOLITHIC AGE

2) NEOLITHIC AGE2) NEOLITHIC AGE

II. THE STONE AGE (Pg. 2)II. THE STONE AGE (Pg. 2)

(1) PALEOLITHIC AGE: (1) PALEOLITHIC AGE:

DEFINITION: DEFINITION: THE OLD STONE AGETHE OLD STONE AGE

PALEO- PALEO- OLDOLD

LITHIC- LITHIC- STONE AGESTONE AGE

-IT LASTED FROM ABOUT 2.5 MILLION TO 8000 BCE -IT LASTED FROM ABOUT 2.5 MILLION TO 8000 BCE (BEFORE COMMON ERA)(BEFORE COMMON ERA)

-ARRIVAL OF -ARRIVAL OF HOMINIDS HOMINIDS ABOUT 1.6 MILLION YEARS ABOUT 1.6 MILLION YEARS AGOAGO

DEFINITION: SPECIES OF CREATURES THAT WALK DEFINITION: SPECIES OF CREATURES THAT WALK UPRIGHTUPRIGHT

II. THE STONE AGE (Pg. 2)II. THE STONE AGE (Pg. 2)

A) EARLY HUMANSA) EARLY HUMANS- DEVELOPED - DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY DEFINITION: DEFINITION: WAYS OF APPLYING KNOWLEDGE,WAYS OF APPLYING KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS AND INVENTIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDSTOOLS AND INVENTIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS-EARLY HOMINIDS DEVELOPED INTO -EARLY HOMINIDS DEVELOPED INTO HOMO SAPIENSHOMO SAPIENS DEFINITION: DEFINITION: SPECIES NAME FOR MODERN SPECIES NAME FOR MODERN HUMANSHUMANS-ABOUT 40,000 YEARS AGO, A NEW GROUP OF-ABOUT 40,000 YEARS AGO, A NEW GROUP OF PREHISTORIC HUMANS CALLED CRO-MAGNONSPREHISTORIC HUMANS CALLED CRO-MAGNONS APPEAREDAPPEARED-DEVELOPED MORE SPECIALIZED TOOLS AND SPOKEN -DEVELOPED MORE SPECIALIZED TOOLS AND SPOKEN

LANGUAGE APPEARED IN ORDER TO HUNT EASIERLANGUAGE APPEARED IN ORDER TO HUNT EASIER-APPEARANCE OF CAVE DRAWINGS THAT DEPICTED THE -APPEARANCE OF CAVE DRAWINGS THAT DEPICTED THE

EVENTS OF PREHISTORIC LIFEEVENTS OF PREHISTORIC LIFE- THESE DRAWINGS HAVE HELPED ANTHROPOLOGISTS - THESE DRAWINGS HAVE HELPED ANTHROPOLOGISTS

LEARN MORE ABOUT PREHISTORIC LIFELEARN MORE ABOUT PREHISTORIC LIFE

II. THE STONE AGE (Pg. 2)II. THE STONE AGE (Pg. 2)

B) PREHISTORIC LIFEB) PREHISTORIC LIFE

-DURING THE PALEOLITHIC AGE, -DURING THE PALEOLITHIC AGE, PREHISTORIC PEOPLE WERE PREHISTORIC PEOPLE WERE NOMADSNOMADS

DEFINITION: PEOPLE THAT MOVED DEFINITION: PEOPLE THAT MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN SEARCH OF FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN SEARCH OF BASIC SURVIVAL NEEDS (FOOD, WATER, BASIC SURVIVAL NEEDS (FOOD, WATER, SHELTER)SHELTER)

- ALSO KNOWN AS ALSO KNOWN AS HUNTERS-GATHERERSHUNTERS-GATHERERS

- DURING THE PALEOLITHIC ERA, EARLY - DURING THE PALEOLITHIC ERA, EARLY HUMANS WOULD MIGRATE FROM AFRICA HUMANS WOULD MIGRATE FROM AFRICA TO INDIA, CHINA, SOUTHEAST ASIA AND TO INDIA, CHINA, SOUTHEAST ASIA AND EUROPE IN SEARCH OF THEIR SURVIVAL EUROPE IN SEARCH OF THEIR SURVIVAL NEEDS NEEDS (MIGRATION)(MIGRATION)

II. THE STONE AGE II. THE STONE AGE (Pg.3)(Pg.3)

(2) NEOLITHIC AGE(2) NEOLITHIC AGE

DEFINITION: THE NEW STONE AGEDEFINITION: THE NEW STONE AGE

NEO: NEWNEO: NEW

LITHIC: STONE AGELITHIC: STONE AGE

- IT BEGAN ABOUT 8000 BCE- IT BEGAN ABOUT 8000 BCE

- THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAT - THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THIS ERA WAS THE TOOK PLACE DURING THIS ERA WAS THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTIONNEOLITHIC REVOLUTION

III. NEOLITHIC REVOLUTIONIII. NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION

(1) NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION:(1) NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION:-CHANGE FROM BEING NOMADIC TO -CHANGE FROM BEING NOMADIC TO

CREATING PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS. CREATING PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS. -BEGAN TO DEVELOP -BEGAN TO DEVELOP AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE AND AND

BEGAN TO PRACTICE BEGAN TO PRACTICE DOMESTICATION DOMESTICATION OF OF ANIMALS SUCH AS CATTLE, GOATS, SHEEP ANIMALS SUCH AS CATTLE, GOATS, SHEEP AND PIGS FOR FOOD AND PIGS FOR FOOD

(AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION) (AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION) AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE – GROWING OF CROPS FOR – GROWING OF CROPS FOR FOODFOODDOMESTICATIONDOMESTICATION- BREEDING OF ANIMALS - BREEDING OF ANIMALS

FORFOR FOODFOOD

III. NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION III. NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION ( Pg. 2)( Pg. 2)

2) IMPACT OF THE NEOLITIC REVOLUTION: 2) IMPACT OF THE NEOLITIC REVOLUTION: - THE SHIFT FROM FOOD GATHERING TO FOOD - THE SHIFT FROM FOOD GATHERING TO FOOD

PRODUCTION WAS AN IMPORTANT PRODUCTION WAS AN IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT IN THE EVOLUTION OF MAN. ACHIEVEMENT IN THE EVOLUTION OF MAN.

(1) UNLIKE HUNTING AND GATHERING, (1) UNLIKE HUNTING AND GATHERING, AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTICATION AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTICATION

PROVIDED PROVIDED A STEADY SOURCE OF FOOD. A STEADY SOURCE OF FOOD. (2) WITH A GREATER FOOD SUPPLY, POPULATION (2) WITH A GREATER FOOD SUPPLY, POPULATION BEGAN TO INCREASE AND SPECIALIZED BEGAN TO INCREASE AND SPECIALIZED

ROLES ROLES IN SOCIETY BEGAN TO APPEAR THAT IN SOCIETY BEGAN TO APPEAR THAT

WOULD WOULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILIZATIONS. CIVILIZATIONS.

IV. ADVANCEMENTS DURING IV. ADVANCEMENTS DURING THE NEOLITHIC AGETHE NEOLITHIC AGE

(1) INVENTIONS(1) INVENTIONS-TWO IMPORTANT INVENTIONS -TWO IMPORTANT INVENTIONS

ENABLED TRADERS TO MOVE MORE ENABLED TRADERS TO MOVE MORE GOODS OVER LONGER DISTANCES. GOODS OVER LONGER DISTANCES.

1) WHEEL 1) WHEEL 2) SAIL 2) SAIL -TO CULTIVATE MORE LAND AND -TO CULTIVATE MORE LAND AND

PRODUCE EXTRA CROPS FOR PRODUCE EXTRA CROPS FOR TRADING, ANCIENT PEOPLE BEGAN TRADING, ANCIENT PEOPLE BEGAN TO BUILD ELABORATE IRRIGATION TO BUILD ELABORATE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. SYSTEMS.

IV. ADVANCEMENTS DURING IV. ADVANCEMENTS DURING

THE NEOLITHIC AGETHE NEOLITHIC AGE ( Pg. 2) ( Pg. 2)2) ROLES IN SOCIETY2) ROLES IN SOCIETY

-PEOPLE SETTLED IN VARIOUS ROLES, SOCIAL -PEOPLE SETTLED IN VARIOUS ROLES, SOCIAL CLASSES WITH VARYING WEALTH, POWER CLASSES WITH VARYING WEALTH, POWER AND INFLUENCE BEGANAND INFLUENCE BEGAN TO EMERGE. THIS TO EMERGE. THIS BECAME KNOWN BECAME KNOWN SPECIALIZATION.SPECIALIZATION.

DEFINITION: DEFINITION: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLSSKILLS

IN A SPECIFIC KIND OF IN A SPECIFIC KIND OF WORKWORK

- AS POPULATIONS GREW, THESE EARLY - AS POPULATIONS GREW, THESE EARLY

SETTLEMENTS BEGAN TO EVOLVE INTO SETTLEMENTS BEGAN TO EVOLVE INTO POWERFUL CIVILIZATIONS.POWERFUL CIVILIZATIONS.

IV. Advancements During the IV. Advancements During the Neolithic Revolution (Pg.3)Neolithic Revolution (Pg.3)

3) Economic Changes3) Economic Changes-As civilizations began to appear, they -As civilizations began to appear, they developed traditional economiesdeveloped traditional economies

Traditional Economy-Traditional Economy-

- Based on Agriculture and - Based on Agriculture and simple craftssimple crafts

- Use of barter system (trade) - Use of barter system (trade)

Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast ChartChart

Paleolithic Age ( Old Stone Age)Neolithic Age ( New Stone Age)

Similarities

Differences

Simple Stone ToolsNomadsHunting/GatheringCaves

-Advanced Stone Tools-Created Permanent Settlements-Agriculture/ Domestication-Huts

-Developmentof

Technology-Art

-Early Religion