During prehistory, how did early man live?

1. Reviewing Foundations of Civilization… During prehistory, how did early man live? What kind of technology did he have?

2. Turning Point: The Neolithic Revolution The Old Stone Age or Paleolithic Period is the time from 2 million B.C. to about 10,000 B.C. The New Stone Age or Neolithic Period is the time from 10,000B.C. until 3200 B.C. During these times people used stone tools and technology changed everyday human lives.

3. Early humans were nomads, or people who moved from one place to another in search of food. They usually were about 20 to 30 people in a clan. Most people at this time believed that they afterlife would be very similar to the life they were living. They would provide certain tools to the dead that they would need in the afterlife.

4. Animism is a belief that the world is full of spirits and forces that reside in animals, objects or dreams. Ancient people painted these in caves along with other animals. The Transition from nomadic life to settled farming is called the Neolithic Revolution. When humans began to raise and control plants and animals for their benefit, this is called Plant and Animal Domestication.

5. Humans throughout the world domesticated animals at different times throughout the world. In Africa, they domesticated goats and pigs. In South America llamas and alpacas. In China, it was rice.

6. Early Villages • Catalhuyuk Established in 7000B.C. In Modern day Turkey Population was 6, 500 People Mud brick houses that were all connected. • Jericho In Modern Israel Established in 9,000 B.C. Surrounded by a huge wall. Established a government