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Chapter 2

Chapter 2. Prehistoric People. Section 1. The Paleolithic Age. Sahara Desert: 8,000 years ago. Sahara Desert: Today. Prehistory. Period of time before the invention of writing Archeologists study artifacts to learn about prehistoric times (before civilization)

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Chapter 2

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  1. Chapter 2 Prehistoric People

  2. Section 1 The Paleolithic Age

  3. Sahara Desert: 8,000 years ago

  4. Sahara Desert: Today

  5. Prehistory • Period of time before the invention of writing • Archeologists study artifacts to learn about prehistoric times (before civilization) • 900,000 years ago people lived in grasslands of Eastern and Southern Africa • Africa was once a green grassland

  6. Change in climate: • Climate became cold • Ocean waters froze; uncovering land • Land bridges connected Africa to Europe and Asia • Led to migration: the movement from one place to another

  7. Paleolithic Age • Stone Age • Hunter-gatherers • 2.3 million – • 10,000 years • ago

  8. Finding Food • Lived in small bands (groups) of 40-50 • Lived to be 20-25 years old • Nearly half children died before 1st year • Home Territory – bands searched for food within home territory; usually about 2 square miles • Women & children gathered • Men hunted

  9. Making Tools • Made life easier • Learned to shape sticks and stones by hitting them together to make them sharp and more useful • Flakes – long, sharp edged chips; used to carve wood

  10. Olduvan Pebble • Earliest shaped stones • Named after Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, Africa • Made of stone about size of fist

  11. Fire • 1st fire was probably caused by lightening • Man created fire by rubbing two sticks together • Uses of fire: warmth, dry, hunting, clearing out brush, cooking

  12. Shelter • Earliest people camped in open • Protection was provided by: pits, river beds, overhanging rocks • Only used caves in emergency situations (At first!)

  13. Remains of shelters consisting of mammoth bones date around 23,000 years ago.

  14. Clothing • Animal Skins • Provided protection & warmth • Determined where people lived – could now move places that were colder and wetter

  15. Sounds….Pointing …..Hand Signals • Language made it possible to work together, share ideas, pass on beliefs and stories Language

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