Stone Age

•Geography•Religion

Resources

•Society & Culture•Slide 1•Slide 2

•Science & Technology

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Resources

Videos Map• Before We Ruled the Earth 53 mins• Kennewick Man 25 mins• Mysteries of Cave Art 18 minsVocabulary• Teacher presentation• List • Fill-in the blank list – student versionLeft Side Assignments• Science & Technology

GeographyI. Ice Ages

A. Ended about 10,000 years agoB. Ocean level dropped and exposed a land

bridge1. Allowed people to migrate around the

world2. Africa to Asia3. Southwest Asia and Europe4. Northern Asia to North America5. North America down to South America

C. Forced people to migrate & adapt to new environments

Religion

I. First human religionsA. Believed developed during the Old Stone

AgeB. Graves included food and artifacts

II. As populations grew people gathered to perform religious ceremonies (New Stone Age)

A. MegalithsB. Believed in gods and goddesses associated

with four elements: air, water, fire, and earth

C. Prayed to ancestors

Society & Culture

I. Society – community of people who share a common culture

A. Early humans lived in small groups B. Hunter-gatherers

1. Men hunted in groups2. Women collected plants and took care of

children

Society & Culture

II. Farming (Neolithic Revolution) Changes Societies

A. With survival more certain, people could focus on activities other than finding food

B. Began to build permanent settlementsC. Populations grewD. Shift from food gathering to food producing

Agriculture allowed for an advanced society to develop

Science & Technology

I. Prehistory – time before writing was invented

A. Hominid – early ancestor of humansB. Bones found in Africa – 3 to 4.4 million years old

II. Stone Ages – divided into three periods based on types of tools used

A. Paleolithic Era – “Old Stone Age”1. Tools

a. Used to process foodb. Sharpened stones – choppersc. Hand axd. Speare. Increased chances for survival

Science & Technology2. Language – developed to improve

communication3. Art

a. Carved figures out of stone, ivory and bone

b. Painted and carved images on cave wall1. Teach religious beliefs2. Express themselves3. Teach hunting practices

4. Clothing – animal skins sewn together

Science & Technology

5. Shelter – provided protection from the cold

1. Caves2. Pit houses3. Tents made of animal skins4. Permanent structures made of wood,

stone, clay, or animal bones (where wood was scarce)

Science & Technology

B. Mesolithic Era – “Middle Stone Age”1. More complex tools

a. fish hooks & spearsb. bow & arrowc. canoesd. potterye. pets

Science & Technology

C. Neolithic Era “New Stone Age”1. Tools

a. saws & drillsb. made fire

2. Learned to plant seeds & grow crops – agriculture

3. Domestication of plants & animals1. Food, clothing, carrying loads, etc.

Agriculture changed human society forever!