People of the Stone Age

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People of the Stone Age
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I. The Old Stone Age

• 1. 500,000 10,000 years ago
• 2. Human migrations
• a. From Asia to North America
• 3. New Human Developments
• a. Stone tools
• b. Religion
• c. Art work (Caves)

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II. Middle Stone Age

• 1. 10,000 8,000 years ago
• 2. Ice Age ends
• a. New plant animal
• life develops
• 3. Human Inventions
• a. Microlith
• -Sharp stone for cutting
• -Hunt more efficiently
• -increase food supply
• b. Fish hook
• c. Fish net
• d. Boats

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III. The New Stone Age

• 1. 8,000 - 5,000 years ago
• 2. Neolithic Revolution
• a. neo new
• b. lithic stone age
• c. Revolution time of change

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III. The New Stone Age continued

• 3. Move from Nomad to Farmer
• a. Nomad hunter gatherer
• b. agriculture farming
• c. Irrigation bring water to crops
• d. Age of Metals
• -better weapons and tools

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IV. The Beginning of History

• 1. History-
• a. Study of the past through written record
• 2. Pre-history
• a. Before written record
• 3. Human milestone
• a. Invention of formal writing
• -end of prehistoric period
• -start of historic period