SG #2 (E.H) - Stone Ages Notes

Paleolithic Age

Old Stone Age , 2.5 Mill BCE to ~ 8 K BCE,

Paleo tools and weapons (Paleo)

Very simple stone, bone, and cliffs.

Ice Age (Paleo)

A long time period of extreme cold and ice.

Nomadic (Paleo)

People moving from place to place (in search of food and water)

Paleo Society (Paleo)

Made up of small bands of 20-30 people

Lived dangerous lives ( Paleo)

Always searching for food, on the move, stalked by animals

Paleo shelters (Paleo)

Tents of animal skins, lumber and foliage, and sometimes caves

Glaciers (Paleo)

Huge, slow moving sheets of ice, or rivers of ice, covered much of Northern Hemisphere.

Fire (Paleo)

protected people from cold, gave light, scared away animals.

Hunter-Gatherers (Paleo)

Early people who hunted animals, gathered fruit, nuts, grains,

Neolithic Age (Neo)

New Stone Age ~ 18k BC to about 4K BC , changed their lifestyle

Neolithic Tools and Weapons (Neo)

Became more advanced but still with stones, bones, lumber, sinews, bows & arrows.

Domestication (Neo)

Taming plants and animals to make them more useful to humans

Neolithic Shelters (Neo)

Sometimes homes of stone and earth, or mud homes often connected to each other, or more permanent with wall around village.

Lived safer lives (Neo)

With better shelters, stable food supplies, protective walls.

Herding (Neo)

Guiding, protecting and caring large farm animals.

Agriculture Revolution (Neo)

farming at a specific location, near fresh water., began in Neolithic time

Surplus of food (Neo)

an abundance, more than enough food, etc.

Traded with other groups (Neo)

Traded surplus / extra food for items they did not have

Settlement (Neo)

People lived in small communities or villages

Specialization of Labor - (At End of Neo)

Different Jobs

Farming allowed nomads to (More Info)

settle down in larger communities near fields and fresh water.

Settlements provide (More Info)

better security from weather and wild animals