2. Old Stone Age
Earliest period of human history
2 million BC-10,000BC
In 1959, Mary and Louis Leakey found pieces of bone
in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania (the bones belonged to
hominids---humanlike primates)
In 1974, Donald Johanson found part of a hominid
skeleton in Ethiopia. He named it “Lucy”.
Because of such evidence, many scientists think that
the earliest people lived in East Africa
6. Early Paleolithic People
Got their food by hunting and gathering
Nomads---people who move from place to place in
search of food
Glaciers---thick sheets of ice
Paleolithic people invented clothing to protect
themselves from the cold of the Ice Ages
7. Early Religious Beliefs
About 30,000 years ago, people began to leave
evidence of their belief in a spiritual world
Animism---the belief that all objects, dreams, and
things have spirits
Early people left art depicting these beliefs (animals in
cave paintings)
Toward the end of the Old Stone Age, some people
began burying their dead with great care---this
suggests a belief in life after death
9. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
About 11,000 years ago, nomadic bands made a
breakthrough that had far-reaching effects
This breakthrough brought about the New Stone Age
First important breakthrough that started the New
Stone Age was farming
Second important feature of the New Stone Age was
the domestication of animals
10. Why did agriculture lead to a
population growth?
Answer: Agriculture produced a more stable supply of
food!!!
11. Why would New Stone Age people
have more property than Old Stone
Age People?
Answer: People in the New Stone Age didn’t have to
move around all the time (they weren’t nomadic like
peoples of the Old Stone Age). Farming led to a
constant, stable supply of food and allowed them to
live in one area all the time instead of following
animals for food.
12. What is the development stage
after farming communities?
Answer: Civilizations!!!
