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The Old Stone Age

The Old Stone Age. The Stone Age lasted almost 2 million years! The Stone Age is divided into 3 different time periods: Paleolithic ( Paleo = Early) Mesolithic ( Meso = Middle) Neolithic (Neo = New). The Old Stone Age. Paleolithic Age (2 million years ago to 12,000 BCE)

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The Old Stone Age

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  1. The Old Stone Age • The Stone Age lasted almost 2 million years! • The Stone Age is divided into 3 different time periods: • Paleolithic (Paleo = Early) • Mesolithic (Meso= Middle) • Neolithic (Neo = New)

  2. The Old Stone Age • Paleolithic Age (2 million years ago to 12,000 BCE) • Hunter-gatherers that moved from place to place • The climate began to get warmer • Made and used flint tools

  3. The Old Stone Age • Mesolithic Age (12,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE) • Climate continued to get warmer • The microlith was invented- A small triangular shaped blade of stone used in knives and spears • Other inventions: boats from hollowed logs, fishing nets and hooks

  4. The Old Stone Age Ends • Neolithic Revolution (10,000 BCE to 2,000 BCE) • Agriculture: People learned how to plant and harvest crops • People began to live in cities and towns • The first governments were formed

  5. The Neolithic Revolution • People began to settle in the “Fertile Crescent” between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers • This is where the world’s first farmers began • Today, these countries are Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Turkey

  6. The Neolithic Revolution • Most historians believe that women were the first farmers • They believe that the women noticed patterns in the growth of wild plants and learned how cultivate plants • Cultivate- Using land for growing crops

  7. The Neolithic Revolution • Domestication- Growing plants to eat or using animals for work and food • Farm animals were domesticated around 8,000 BCE (goats, sheep, cows, pigs) • The animals were used as a food source (meat and milk) and to do work in the fields (plowing)

  8. The Neolithic Revolution • Because fewer people were needed in the fields for farming and hunting, they could specialize in other trades: • Making tools and weapons • Building houses • Making clothes • Merchants • Specialization led to innovation, and innovation led to improvement in people's lives

  9. Bronze Age • 4,500 BCE – 500 BCE • Humans began to use bronze tools for hunting and farming • The bronze tools were stronger and sharper than the stone tools • The first written language was created during this time

  10. Iron Age • Lasted from 1000 BCE to 1 CE • At the end of the Bronze age, humans started to use iron and steel because it was stronger • The iron plow was a very important advancement in technology.

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