StoryLand May 2022 issue

The history of The Stone Age

Advanced Level
Have you ever heard about the stone
age? The stone age is a very ancient period of
human history when people used weapons and
tools made of stone. Lasting about two and a
half million years, the stone age ended
approximately five thousand years ago.
The stone age is the first period of
human history, so people from this era were
also the first to create clothing. People wore
clothes made of animal skins during the
winter months and clothes built from grass
and bark of trees during the summers.
Scientists have divided the stone age into
two major periods which are the Palaeolithic
period and the Neolithic period.
At the beginning of the Palaeolithic period, early humans made chopping
tools out of stones. Then, humans made better tools like chisels and scrapers.
Language was the most important innovation of the Palaeolithic era. Some
Palaeolithic’s people lived in caves while others lived under rock or out in the
open.
They used to gather wild plants and
fruits to eat. Their tools helped them to hunt
animals for food. In the later Palaeolithic
period, humans made small sculptures out of
clays, bones or stones. They also painted
designs on rocks and cave walls.
The Neolithic period means new stone
age which began approximately ten thousand
years ago. During this period, people polished
stones to make more complex and useful tools
like polished cells and gouges. They also
learned to grow crops for food and to tame
animals.
Groups of people began to settle in
villages. They learned to make pottery, weave clothes and make baskets. The
Neolithic way of life first appeared in the South Western Asia over several
thousand years.
It circulated Northward to Europe and Eastward to India and Eastern
Asia by about five thousand years ago. People in China and Greece started
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making tools from bronze. This development marked the end of the stone age
and the rise of the bronze age.
Now you know a lot about the stone age!
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The history of The Stone Age
Intermediate Level
Have you ever heard about the stone
age? The stone age is a very early period of
human history when people used weapons
and tools made of stone. The stone age
lasted about two and a half million years and
ended roughly five thousand years ago.
People from the stone age were the
first to create clothing. People wore clothes
made of animal skins during the winter
months and clothes built from grass and
bark of trees during the summers.
Scientists have divided the stone age into
Palaeolithic period and the Neolithic period.
During Palaeolithic period, humans
made chopping tools out of stones. Then, humans made better tools like chisels
and scrapers. Language was the most important innovation of that era. People
lived in caves while others lived under rock or out in the open that time.
They collected wild plants and fruits
to eat. Their tools helped them to hunt
animals for food. Humans also made small
sculptures out of clays, bones or stones.
They painted designs on rocks and cave
walls as well.
During the Neolithic period which
means new stone age, people polished stones
to make more useful tools like polished cells
and gouges. They also learned to grow crops
for food and to tame animals. Groups of
people began to stay in villages. They
learned to make pottery, weave clothes and
make baskets.
After that, people started making tools from bronze. This development
marked the end of the stone age and the rise of the bronze age.
Now you know a lot about the stone age!
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The history of The Stone Age
Beginner Level
Have you ever heard about the stone
age? The stone age is a very early period of
human history. People used weapons and
tools made of stone.
People from the stone age were the
first to create clothing. People wore clothes
made of animal skins in winter and clothes
built from grass and bark of trees in
summer.
Stone age is divided into Palaeolithic
period and Neolithic period. During
Palaeolithic period, humans used stones to
make chopping tools. Then, humans made
better tools like chisels and scrapers.
Language was the most important innovation of that era. They lived in caves, and
some lived under rock or out in the open that time.
They collected wild plants and fruits
to eat. They hunted animals for food with
their tools. They also painted on rocks and
cave walls.
During the Neolithic period, people
polished stones to make more useful tools.
They also grew crops for food and tame
animals. Groups of people began to stay in
villages. They learned to make pottery,
clothes and baskets.
Now you know a lot about the stone
age!
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Questions:
1. Name two periods of the stone age.
2. Where did people live during Palaeolithic period?
3. Why do you think people wore clothes made of animal skins in winter?
4. Do people still use stone to hunt nowadays? Explain your answer.

Link to relevant video about Stone Age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=KV6lpX79G2g&t=30s

Suggested activities:
1. Stone Age Rock Art

2. Making Stone Age tools with stones, sticks and twine

3. Design Your Own Caveman Outfit

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4. Draw / Guess the cave paintings