Cabarrus County Schools



Paleolithic Era:Old Stone Age2 million BC to 10,000 BCFacts:People were nomadicNomadic: Move from place to place foraging or searching for new sources of food.Lived in clans of 20-30 peopleMen hunted/fished, women gathered wild fruits/nuts/rootsPeople depended entirely on their environment for their survivalClimate had a huge impactMade simple tools and weapons out of the materials at handStone, bone, woodDeveloped a spoken (oral) languageInvented clothing (wrapped animal skins around their bodies) to protect themselves from the environmentLived in caves & built firesAnimismBelief that the world was full of spirits and forces that might reside in animals, objects or dreamsLife during the Paleolithic Era:Neolithic Era:New Stone AgeStarted about 7,000 BC Facts:Learned how to farm, which allowed them to stay in one placeSlash & Burn agricultureBuilt permanent villagesDeveloped advanced toolsStone tools, arrowhead, ax heads, needles, and plowDomesticated plants & animalsPottery & Weaving SkillsNeolithic Agricultural Revolution The change from hunting and gathering to farmingLed to a growth in populationWhich led to the decline in women’s status, as men controlled family, economic & political lifeLed to trade & accumulation of wealthLed to the development of new technologyCalendars, plow, arrowhead, ax headsLife during the Neolithic Era:6953257624445Paleolithic ManPaleolithic Man ................
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