PREHISTORY AND EARLY HUMANS

1. P hi t dPrehistory and
Early HumansEarly Humans
Who were our earliest
ancestors and what were theirancestors and what were their
lives like?lives like?

2. The part of prehistory that the
earliest humans lived through isearliest humans lived through is
called the Stone Age.called the Stone Age.
• The name comes from the materialThe name comes from the material
that was used to make most of their
tools.
• They did make tools out of other• They did make tools out of other
materials too.

3. • Bone
A l• Antler
• Ivory• Ivory
• WoodWood
S hSuch as…

4. •So much so •The Old•So much so
that the Stone Agethat the
period is •The Middle
divided into
h
Stone Age
Th Nthree parts: •The New
Stone Age
Life during the early Stone Age was
diff f lif d i h
Stone Age
very different from life during the
later years of the Stone Age.later years of the Stone Age.

5. WE’RE GOING TO FOCUS ON JUST
TWO OF THE TIME PERIODS
Th Old St A d th N St AThe Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age

6. • Paleolithic Age• Paleolithic Age
• Paleo is from the
G k d f ld
• Neolithic Age
Greek word for old or
ancient.
• Neo is from the Greek
word for new.
• Lithic means stone.
• Therefore, Paleolithic
• Therefore, Neolithic
means New Stone.,
means Old Stone.
The Old and New Stone Ages are
often known by differentoften known by different
names…names…

7. L ’ l k hLet’s look at the
differencesdifferences
between thebetween the
Paleolithic andPaleolithic and
Neolithic Agesg

8. • Men would hunt for
meat.meat.
• Women, children, and
old sick or injuredold, sick, or injured
men would gather
whatever they couldwhatever they could
find that was edible.
How did people get foodHow did people get food
during the Paleolithic Age?during the Paleolithic Age?

9. P l l d• People learned to
grow their own food.
• People also
domesticated animals.
How did people get foodHow did people get food
during the Neolithic Age?during the Neolithic Age?

10. • There were no permanentp
homes.
• Because people huntedBecause people hunted
and gathered, they would
have to move where thehave to move where the
food was.
• Homes were temporary• Homes were temporary
places like caves or
mammoth bone huts
Where did people live during
mammoth bone huts.
Where did people live during
the Paleolithic Age?the Paleolithic Age?

11. B l• Because people were
growing their own
food they had to settle
in one location.
• Homes were built out
f ti b ( d)of timber (wood) or
mud bricks.
Where did people live duringWhere did people live during
the Neolithic Age?the Neolithic Age?

12. P l ill d• People still used
mostly animal
skins for clothing.
• In some placesIn some places
people were able to
k f b i fmake fabric from
the wool of their
sheep.
How did people dress during
the Neolithic Age?the Neolithic Age?

13. Stone Age Note Chartg

14. Paleolithic Age Neolithic AgePaleolithic Age Neolithic Age
Food Hunted for meat and
gathered nuts berries
Farmed and herded
animalsgathered nuts, berries,
eggs, insects, and fruit.
animals
Shelter Lived in temporary homes
such as caves and
mammoth bone huts.
Lived in permanent homes
near their crops and
animals.
Clothing Wore warm clothing made Wore animal furs andg of animal fur. clothing made of woolen
cloth.
Comparison
Tools Simple shaped stone tools
like cutters, hand axes,
primitive spear tips and
More advanced stone
tools, bow and arrows,
refined spear tipsp primitive spear tips, and
sharpened sticks.
refined spear tips,
harpoons.