chapter 1 sections 1 & 2. before writing things did happen – we just don’t have any written...

Chapter 1 Sections 1 & 2

Before Writing

Things DID happen – we just don’t have any written record of them.

Why is it called “the stone age”? Their tools were made of… STONE

Divided into two major parts: 1.Old Stone Age = Paleolithic Age2.New Stone Age = Neolithic Age

2,500,000 to 8,000 BCEHunters-Gatherers:

People who found all their food.

Nomads: People without a permanent home; in constant migration following food source.

Existence of modern humans and Neanderthals overlapped

What

caused the

human

migration

from Africa

throughout

the globe?

Someone, somewhere realized plants grow from seeds..

Use the seeds and you can CHOOSE where the plants grow!

Agricultural revolution

Agriculture = Farming

But… how can I have a permanent plant food source but still hunt for meat?

People also domesticated animalsNow they can stay

in one, permanent location

8,000 – 3,000 BCEPermanent

settlements AgricultureAnimal domesticationModern humans

become only hominids on Earth.