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Scientists believe that life began on the continent of Africa 3.6 million years ago

NeanderthalCro-MagnonModern ManTheory of the Evolution of Man

Cro-Magnon man -early Homo sapiens (the species to which modern humans belong) that lived about 40,000 years ago.

Cro-Magnon Man

The Old Stone Age (The Paleolithic Era)

The Old Stone Age or the Paleolithic Era, was a period of time that lasted until about 12,000 to 70,000 years ago.

Man survived by hunting animals and gathering roots, berries, leaves, and seeds.

How did man survive?

Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Era) people eventually began to hunt in groups.

These antlers may have been used as a disguise during the hunt.Cave Art showing men hunting in groupsHunting

Mammoth

Reindeer

Wild Boar Hunted Animals

Shabby Inkcaps

Morel

Wild Cabbage

Scurvy Grass

Crowberry

GooseburyRoots, Berries, and Other Plant LifeGathering...

Man used stone, wood, and bone tools to survive during the Old Stone Age.Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Era) Tools

Bow found in Denmark

Bone Harpoon

Hand Axe

Flint Blades used to sharpen tools

using a flint blade to skin an animal

using a flint blade to butcher a carcassFood Processing

Cave Art

Lascaux Cave

There was another important development the discovery of fire

Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Era) Development

There was another important development the discovery of fire.

Many Stone Age people were Nomads, or people who had no settled home.

Nomads

Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Era) Shelters

The Migration of Man

The New Stone Age(The Neolithic Era)

The New Stone Age(The Neolithic Era)

The New Stone Age or The Neolithic Era lasted until about 6,000 to 12,000 years ago.

The New Stone Age (The Neolithic Era)During the Neolithic Era, people began to settle in one place.

New Stone Age (Neolithic Era) SettlementMan began to change his diet and eat grains and small animals.

Agriculture is the raising of crops and animals.The development of agriculture began over a long period of time and in more than one place.People no longer needed to travel great distances to gather food.

The Development of AgriculturePeople learned how to domesticate plants and animals.To domesticate means to train something to be useful to people.Early people learned to care for plants such as wheat, barley, peas, and lentils.The first farmers also domesticated wild goats, cattle, and sheep.

Man domesticated wild wheat.

Ancient charred wheat grains are shown in the picture above.Wheat

Thousands of years ago, an ear of corn did not make much of a meal. (top)It took thousands of years of careful breeding for ears of corn to reach their present size. (bottom)Domesticated CornPeople still used stone, bone, and wooden tools, but some new tools were added by using copper and bronze.New Stone Age (Neolithic Era) Tools

These early farming tools date back to around 8,000 years ago. The axe, bottom, was used for clearing; flint sickles, left, were used for harvesting cereal crops; a flat rock and rounded stone, center, were used for grinding flour; and perforated clay slabs, upper right, were probably used to ventilate bread ovens. Advanced Tools

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