Paleo People

The Stone Age

WHI 1.2​

By Pamela Carter

• First Era of Human History​

• Paleolithic - Old Stone Age

• Neolithic - New Stone Age​

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Why is it called the Stone Age?

Stone Age

• Nomadic

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Lived in Small Clans

• Could create Fire

• Developed Oral Language​

• Simple Stone Tools​

This was the longest period of Human history

Paleolithic

• Agricultural Revolution

• Domestication

• Settled Communities

• Advanced tools

• Pottery & Weaving​

Agriculture allowed us to settle in one place

Neolithic​

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​Earliest Neolithic Settlements:

• Jericho (Israel)

• Aleppo (Syria)

• Catal Huyuk (Turkey)​

Quia - Paleolithic Hominid vs. Neolithic Hominid

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Multiple Choice

What change characterized the New Stone Age?

• The movement of clans to caves.

• The movement of people from villages to cities.

• The establishment of farming villages.

• The migration of people to North America

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic is associated with the Old Stone Age?

• Villages

• Development of Fire

• Seed Culture

• Use of Bronze

Multiple Choice

Which of these tools from the Old Stone Age likely developed first?

Multiple Choice

Which Statement best explains the migration of early humans?

• Rise of Civilizations displaced other peoples.

• Natural disasters forced people to leave their native lands.

• People searched for new sources of food

• Religious conflicts made people leave disputed lands.