The Prehistoric Period and the Birth of Civilization

It began 10,000 years ago. People began to settle and practice agriculture.

• Stone Age

• Pre history

• Old Stone/

  Paleolithic

• New Stone/

  Neolithic

It began 2 million years ago and ended 10,000 years ago. People were nomads and hunter gatherers.

• Stone Age

• Pre history

• Old Stone/

  Paleolithic

• New Stone/

  Neolithic

All the artifacts that were used were made of stone.

• Stone Age

• Pre history

• Old Stone/

  Paleolithic

• New Stone/

  Neolithic

Time before writing.

• Stone Age

• Pre history

• Old Stone/

  Paleolithic

• New Stone/

  Neolithic

It an excavation site

• Anthropologist

• Artifact

• Archeological dig

• Geologist

Objects and tools

• Anthropologist

• Artifact

• Archeological dig

• Geologist

Study humans and culture.

• Anthropologist

• Artifact

• Archeological dig

• Geologist

Study Earth structure and its minerals.

• Anthropologist

• Artifact

• Archeological dig

• Geologist

Traces of ancient plants and animals, life preserved in rock.

• Homo Sapiens

• Carbon -14-dating

• Willard Libby

• fossil

American chemist (developed Carbon 14 dating)

• Homo Sapiens

• Carbon -14-dating

• Willard Libby

• fossil