The Stone Age Paleolithic Old Stone Age 2

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The Stone Age

The Stone Age

Paleolithic = Old Stone Age • 2, 000 BCE • Economy o hunters and

Paleolithic = Old Stone Age • 2, 000 BCE • Economy o hunters and gatherers o nomadic – moved from place to place following game animals and ripening fruit

Paleolithic • Developments o simple tools and weapons o spoken language o use of

Paleolithic • Developments o simple tools and weapons o spoken language o use of fire o burial of dead o belief in afterlife o creation of cave paintings

Paleolithic Art Chinese Horse French Horse

Paleolithic Art Chinese Horse French Horse

Lascaux Cave ~ 15, 000 BCE

Lascaux Cave ~ 15, 000 BCE

Neolithic = New Stone Age 10, 000 BCE • Economy o farmers o live

Neolithic = New Stone Age 10, 000 BCE • Economy o farmers o live in permanent villages o use of domesticated animals Catal Huyuk (Turkey) 6500 BCE

Neolithic Developments o population growth o community interaction o decline in the status of

Neolithic Developments o population growth o community interaction o decline in the status of women o personal possessions o development of calendar Skara Brae (Scotland) 3180 BCE

Early Religion Mother Goddess Figurine • Religion was developed to explain natural and personal

Early Religion Mother Goddess Figurine • Religion was developed to explain natural and personal events.

Archaeology • The study of past people and cultures through the examination of their

Archaeology • The study of past people and cultures through the examination of their material remains.

Anthropology Geography • The study of the • The study of people, origins of

Anthropology Geography • The study of the • The study of people, origins of human life their environments, or the variety of and the resources human cultures. available to them.

Prehistory • The time before writing systems were developed. History • The study of

Prehistory • The time before writing systems were developed. History • The study of how people lived in the past with a reliance on written evidence, rather than artifacts (objects made by people).

Time • BC – before Christ = BCE – before common era • AD

Time • BC – before Christ = BCE – before common era • AD – anno Domini = CE – common era • Year 2000 = • 1371 – Muslim calendar • 4637 – Chinese calendar (years correlate to animals) • 5761 – Hebrew calendar 2000 BCE - 1000 BCE - 500 BCE - 1 - 500 CE - 1000 CE - 2000 CE

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