Stone Age Time Periods

Your tribe of hunter-gathers has lived in this
place for as long as anyone can remember.
But now there are not enough animals to
hunt. Whenever you find berries and roots,
you have to share them with people from
other tribes. Your leaders think it’s time to
find a new home in the lands far beyond the
mountains. But no one has ever traveled
there, and many people are afraid.
How do you feel about moving to a new
home?
Stone Age
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The Stone Age
The Stone Age is divided into three time
periods:
Paleolithic (~2,000,000BCE – ~10,000BCE)
 Mesolithic (~10,000BCE - ~6,000BCE)
 Neolithic (~6,000BCE - ~3,000BCE)
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The dates are different in different regions of
the world
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Example: Asia might be in the Mesolithic while
North America might still be in the Paleolithic
Paleolithic
Paleo - Ancient (Old)
Lithic - Stone
During the Paleolithic Stone
Age, early humans
developed:
Stone tools/weapons
 Language
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Early humans also migrated
around the world during this
time period
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Mesolithic
Mesolithic - “Middle” “Stone”
Use of bow and arrow, fishhooks, spears
Tamed dogs
Neolithic
Neolithic - “New” “Stone”
Agricultural Revolution – Huntergatherers settle down and begin farming
The beginnings of houses and
permanent dwellings
Early Domestication
When did it come from?
Mesolithic
Paleolithic
When did it come from?
Mesolithic
Paleolithic
Neolithic
When did it come from?
Neolithic
Mesolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
When did it come from?
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Early Humans
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Hominids
Hominids - Early humans that walked upright
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Our ancestors
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Australopithecus
Lived over 3 millions years
ago
First group to be different
from the apes
Called Hominids
Lucy belonged to this group
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Australopithecus
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Handy Man – Homo Habilis
First true humans
First to make tools
Used campfires, but did NOT
know how to make fire
Always on the move, in
search of food
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Handy Man – Homo Habilis
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Upright Man – Homo Erectus
Probably the first hunter
First to have fire making skills
Moved around during the Ice
Age
Peking Man
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Upright Man
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Wise Man - Neandertals
May have suffered arthritis
Very advanced hunters
Buried dead with ceremonies
No one knows about
disappearance
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Modern Humans – Cro-Magnon
Built small huts and “long
huts”
Created bow and arrow
Created magnificent cave
paintings
Homo Sapiens
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Modern Humans
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Hunter-gatherer
Hunter-gatherer 
Lived by hunting animals and gathering plants
Hunter gatherers were nomads
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Nomad – Someone who moves around a lot,
following food
Sources
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