Three Stone Ages

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Three Stone Ages
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• Old
• Middle
• New

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Old Stone Age a.k.a.The Paleolithic Age

• beginning about 2 million years ago and ending in
  various places between 40,000 and 10,000 years
  agothe evolution of the human species from an
  apelike creature, or near human, to true Homo
  sapiens Not only use stones but bones
• Very crude tools
• Stones used to throw at animals

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Middle Stone Age akaMesolithic Age

• Man develops tools to hunt
• Bows and arrows
• Fish hooks
• Harpoons

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New Stone Age akaNeolithic Age

• this change involved the gradual domestication of
  plants and animals and the formation of settled
  communities at various times and places.

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Characteristics of the Evolution of Civilization
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Agriculture to Surplus Production

• People began to grow more food than they would
  need allowed people to do things other than
  farming

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Establishment of Towns/Cities
www.turizm.net/turkey/ history/neolithic.html

• With surplus populations could grow
• Families now could be larger

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Division of Laborwww.jupiter.fl.us/.../
BuildingSafety.htm

• In towns/cities people could specialize in one
  job or another

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Evolution of Civilization

• Lesser Characteristics

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Calendarwww.hcc-nd.edu/images/
Calendars-Oct03.gif

• Needed to track seasons for planting/harvesting
  and migrations (if needed)

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Form of Writingmrspock.marion.ohio-state.edu/.../
cuneiform.htm

• Needed for communication
• Early forms were cumbersome with too many symbols
  became better as time past

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Development of Metal Ages
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Bronze Agedomino.kappa.ro/.../
ist_ilustrata/file/4.jpg

• Developed as an alloy of copper and tin
• Easily made into tools
• Weakness not strong enough

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Iron Agewww.hants.gov.uk/museum/
ironagem/reception.html

• Iron was smelted (melted) from iron ore
• Much stronger than bronze
• Gave those who possessed iron weapons a huge
  advantage over those who did not