Ancient Eras and Developments

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Paleolithic Era

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Hunters and gatherers. Bands of less than 50 people. 2500000 BCE to 10000 BCE.

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Neolithic Era

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10000 BCE to 6000 BCE. Staying in one place. Agrarian. Neolithic Revolution. Writing. Irrigation. Trade. Labor specialization. Simple calendars. Domestication of farm animals.

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Copper Age

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6000 BCE to 4000 BCE. Copper tools, jewelry.

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Bronze Age

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4000 BCE to 1500 BCE. Bronze. Smelting copper and tin.

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Kiln

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A hot oven for containing flame, needed to reach the temperatures to bake clay.

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Obsidian

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Found in Mesopotamia, derived from a volcano in Turkey, evidence of early trading.

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Cuneiform

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Early Mesopotamian writing. Laws can now be documented. No more word of mouth, misunderstandings, broken telephone.

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Women in Neolithic Societies

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Would leave their villages at a given age and marry into new communities.

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Lasceaux Cave Paintings

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In France. Largest collection of paleolithic paintings.

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Sulawesi, Indonesia Cave Paintings

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45,000 Years Old, the oldest known human cave paintings.