Early Humans: Neolithic and Paleolithic

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO REVIEW EARLY HUMAN ORIGINS

AT THE END OF THE LESSON YOU NEED TO…

I CAN IDENTIFY DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN

THE PALEOLITHIC AND NEOLITHIC TIME PERIODS.

PALEOLITHIC

NEOLITHIC

PALEOLITHIC ERA

ALSO KNOWN AS

OLD STONE AGE

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Archaeologists:

are people who study past cultures by analyzing settlements, fossils, and artifacts.

CAVE ART:

Allows archeologists to
study the lives of
Paleolithic people

Multiple Choice

When studying prehistoric people, cave drawings like this one allow archaeologists to--

• Speculate about daily lives

• understand spoken languages

• interpret written records

• study farming techniques

Archaeologists:
are people who study

past cultures by

analyzing fossils, and

artifacts.

Allows archeologists to see how old fossils are.

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​Carbon Dating

PALEOLITHIC CHARACTERISTIC #1

HUNTER -
GATHERER:

People who

hunted animals

for food, and
then collected
plants for food.

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PALEOLITHIC CHARACTERISTICS:

NOMADIC:

People who move

from place to place
in search of food,
water, and shelter.

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Multiple Choice

Which factor had the greatest effect on the movements of nomadic societies?

• Mineral deposits

• Religious beliefs

• Survival needs

• Tribal treaties

PALEOLITHIC CHARACTERISTICS:

SIMPLE TOOLS:

Tools made of stone,

bone,wood

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PALEOLITHIC CHARACTERISTICS:

FIRE

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PALEOLITHIC CHARACTERISTICS:

CLANS

(SMALL GROUPS)

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PALEOLITHIC

NEOLITHIC

NEOLITHIC:

ALSO KNOWN AS

NEW STONE AGE

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NEOLITHIC CHARACTERISTICS:

DOMESTICATION:

Taming of plants and animals.

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NEOLITHIC CHARACTERISTICS:

AGRICULTURE:

farming; raising and planting crops.

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AGRICULTURE

DOMESTICATION

LIVE IN
SETTLED

COMMUNITIES

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Multiple Choice

During the Neolithic Era, which change first resulted in the creation of settled communities?

• Invention of written language

• Development of agriculture

• Specialization of labor

• Use of pottery

Multiple Choice

What was the major change caused by the Agricultural Revolution?

• Increase of spoken languages

• Increase of hunting

• Elimination of trade

• Development of permanent communities

Archaeologists study this site that was built in England during the Neolithic Era.

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Stonehenge

NEOLITHIC CHARACTERISTICS:

ADVANCED

TOOLS:

INCLUDE METAL
- Bronze
- Invention of the wheel

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NEOLITHIC CHARACTERISTICS:

WEAVING

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POTTERY

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Categorize

Options (15)

Old Stone Age

Settled Communities

Weaving

Agriculture

Domestication of animals

Pottery

Agricultural Revolution

New Stone Age

Hunter-Gatherers

Fire

Cave paintings

Oral Communication

Nomadic

Simple tools

Lived in clans

Sort the following characteristics into their correct categories:

Paleolithic Era

Neolithic Era