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Ch. 3, Sec. 2 Notes – The Stone Ages

Ch. 3, Sec. 2 Notes – The Stone Ages. The Old Stone Age. Also known as the Paleolithic era Lasted from 2.5 million years ago to 12,000 years ago People from this era lived as hunter-gatherers, people who feed themselves by hunting animals and gathering fruits, roots, and vegetables

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Ch. 3, Sec. 2 Notes – The Stone Ages

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  1. Ch. 3, Sec. 2 Notes – The Stone Ages

  2. The Old Stone Age • Also known as the Paleolithic era • Lasted from 2.5 million years ago to 12,000 years ago • People from this era lived as hunter-gatherers, people who feed themselves by hunting animals and gathering fruits, roots, and vegetables • Hunter-gatherers spent much less time finding food each week than we do working

  3. Stone Age Technology • Technology = all of the methods we use to solve practical problems, including tools and skills • Earliest tools included • Tools made of stone, bone, or antler • Most tools created for survival (protection, shelter, hunting-gathering)

  4. Blades • A tool that has a cutting edge used to sever materials • How they were made: countless hours of chipping away at rock to create a sharp, pointed edge • Purpose: Used to cut items such as meat or animal skins • Made out of: stone

  5. Needles • A tool used to sew separate materials together into a single unit • How they were made: countless hours of chipping away at bone to create a sharp, point that can penetrate materials • Purpose: Used to sew animal skins and other materials together to make shelter, clothing • Made out of: bone, antler

  6. Grass • Purpose: Cave floors were often lined with grass to create a softer, more comfortable bed

  7. Caves • A natural, underground space large enough for a human to enter • Humans found these by exploring rock formations, looking for shelter • Purpose: Provides natural shelter from the elements and dangerous predators; also provides a base for hunting

  8. Campfire • A controlled fire lit at a campsite • Made by rubbing sticks or stones together to create a spark which is used to light small pieces of dry wood (kindling) • Purpose: Provide warmth, light, heat for cooking, a beacon to guide yourself, and many more reasons

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