PowerPoint Presentation People of the Stone Age

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STONE AGE MAN
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Hunters and Gatherers
Paleolithic Era means old stone age. Neanderthal
man The earliest people were hunters and
gatherers. Early people lived in bands of no more
than 20 people. They collected wild fruits, nuts,
roots, and seeds. They also caught fish,
turtles, and birds. Other bands hunted large
animals like the wooly mammoth, giant oxen, and
wooly rhinocerus. Early hunters used sharpened
stones, bones, and antlers to make spears and
knives. They had no permanent place to live.
They were nomadic.They were looking for food
clothing and shelter.
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Hunters and Gatherers
These bands became larger and had to look further
for food. They spread from Africa to Europe,
Asia, Australia, North America, and South
America. This began 100,000 years ago. The Ice
Age was approximately 35,000 years ago. An Ice
Age is a time when glaciers from the North
Pole Moved south to about the middle of North
America, Europe, and Asia. These Stone Age people
had a language, made clothing, tools and created
some art. They had a society with a division of
labor
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Hunters and Gatherers
These bands became larger and had to look further
for food. They spread from Africa to Europe,
Asia, Australia, North America, and South
America. This began 100,000 years ago. The Ice
Age was approximately 35,000 years ago. An Ice
Age is a time when glaciers from the North
Pole moved south to about the middle of North
America, Europe, and Asia. These Stone Age people
had a language, made clothing, tools and created
some art. They had a society with a division of
labor.
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Farmers and Herders
Time to round up the herd!!!!
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Farmers and Herders
10,000 years ago women discovered that seeds
produced new plants. People began to domesticate
plants for food. They built villages of stone
which they lived in year round. Some villages
began to domesticate sheep and goats for meat,
milk, and wool. Later they domesticated cattle
and pigs. They had a language and used stone
tools such as the plow, scythe, and hoe. They
also had time for art.
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Farmers and Herders
Agriculture changed human societies. There was
more food. They raised crops for the animals as
well. The population increased dramatically. There
were wars over land and who had a right to
it. There were a large variety of plants and
animals. Wheat, barley, millet, maize, beans and
chili peppers. There were also chickens, cattle,
sheep, goats, and llamas!
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Neanderthal
Homo-Habilus
Cro-magnon
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