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Paleolithic Mesolithic Neolithic Notes Chart

The document outlines the three main eras of the Stone Age: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic. It details the evolution of early humans, their tools, and societal structures, highlighting key developments such as the domestication of plants and animals during the Neolithic era. The transition from nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles to settled agricultural communities marked significant advancements in human civilization.

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Paleolithic Mesolithic Neolithic Notes Chart

The document outlines the three main eras of the Stone Age: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic. It details the evolution of early humans, their tools, and societal structures, highlighting key developments such as the domestication of plants and animals during the Neolithic era. The transition from nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles to settled agricultural communities marked significant advancements in human civilization.

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Stone Age: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic Eras

Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) Mesolithic Era (Middle Stone Age) Neolithic Era (New Stone Age)

• New Stone Age - ~8000BCE – ~3,000BCE


 2.5 million years ago – ~ 10,000 BCE o Earlier than 10,000 BCE – ~ 8,000 BCE • Create more complex tools
 Prehistory means time before writing, artifacts o People had migrated to all continents (except • Learn to MAKE FIRE
give us information Antarctica) • Begin to depend on new wild plants
 Hominid – early human ancestor o Need to adapt – clothing, shelter • Domestication of Plants & Animals – process of
o Australopithecus (4-5 mill. Yrs.)– Lucy: o Mammoth House changing plants/animals to make them more
walk 2 legs, brain 1/3 human size o To keep warm – animal skins useful to humans.
o Homo Habilis (“Handy Man”) – 2.4 o Smaller, more complex tools • Animal domestication involves using large
mill yrs, 1st stone tools, brain ½ human animals to carry loads/pull tools, milk, meat,
size wool, etc.
o Homo Erectus (“Upright Man”) – 2-1.5 • Plant/animal domestication
mill. yrs, control fire, cook, hand ax agriculture/farming Neolithic/Agricultural
o Homo Sapiens (“Wise Man”) – 2 Revolution = Shift from food gathering to food
groups: Neanderthals & Homo Sapien growing as a main source of food
Sapiens, 200,000 yrs ago, migrated • Farming leads to surplus of food (more)
around world, create fire, improve larger population (can feed more people)
tools, language • No need to follow herds – we start to contain
 Used stone choppers to process food (cut, animals and settle in one place
chop, scrape) PERMANENTLY! villages/cities/towns
 Improved tools – hand ax, spear, harpoons, • Increased chance for survival
hooks, bow/arrow, baskets, rope • Everyone does not need to farm. We start to
 Language – hunting easier, solve problems, see specialization – clothing, religion, art etc.
relationships
 Art (expression) – statues, cave art, jewelry
 Religion – lots of unknowns, bury dead
 Lived in small groups – society, culture
 Nomadic – moved to find food/water
 Shelter = caves
 Hunter-gatherers – people who hunt animals
and gather fruits, seeds, nuts TO SURVIVE
o Men – hunt, small groups
o Women – gather, children
o Pets – dog
 People start migrating (moving) out of Africa –
~ 50,000 years ago
o Ice Ages - Freezing times, huge ice
sheets cover most of earth – difficult
to survive
o Land bridge theory – Asia/North
America – allow for migration
o On every continent (except Antarctica)
by 10,000 years ago.

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