The Paleolithic Age Paleolithic Age Period that last

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The Paleolithic Age

The Paleolithic Age

Paleolithic Age • Period that last 2. 5 million years, where foragers roamed the

Paleolithic Age • Period that last 2. 5 million years, where foragers roamed the earth and use tools made of Stone. • Example: The Paleolithic Age is also called the Old Stone

How long did the Paleolithic Period last? Paleolithic Age 250, 000 -10, 000 yrs

How long did the Paleolithic Period last? Paleolithic Age 250, 000 -10, 000 yrs ago Lasted 240, 000 years 95% of history Industrial Age 1750 -present 240 years 1% of history

The problem with foragers… • Is that they left us artifacts with no language

The problem with foragers… • Is that they left us artifacts with no language on them. • So we have to GUESS about how they were used.

Artifacts of the Paleolithic Age

Artifacts of the Paleolithic Age

Questions to Ponder • What sorts of activities did were Paleolithic people involved in?

Questions to Ponder • What sorts of activities did were Paleolithic people involved in? They were likely to be hunters and used the tools to kill, carve and skin the animals. • What challenges do archeologists and anthropologists face when they study Paleolithic people? They don’t know what these tools are used for so they make guesses.

LIFEWAYS • The ways in which a group of people live, find food and

LIFEWAYS • The ways in which a group of people live, find food and behave everyday. • Example: A common lifeway of today is using cars to go from place to place. A common lifeway in China is using a bike to go from one place to another.

Cave Homes

Cave Homes

Mammoth Bone Homes

Mammoth Bone Homes

? s Materials Needed? Can they move the shelter around to follow food? Protection

? s Materials Needed? Can they move the shelter around to follow food? Protection from weather and animals? Close to food & Water? Cave Dwelling Mammoth Bone Hut

EXIT SLIP • What would foragers need in order to develop into more PERMANENT

EXIT SLIP • What would foragers need in order to develop into more PERMANENT housing communities?

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