CHW3MCultural Evolution of the Stone Age

Paleolithic Era & Neanderthals

February 9th, 2015

CULTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE STONE AGE (450,000-35,000 BCE)

For thousands of years there was no significant change in the cultural development of the human species

During the Stone Age however, and particularly from about 35,000 years ago, remarkable advances occurred Technological Artistic Cultural

THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD

http://schools.yrdsb.ca/markville.ss/projects/classof2008/chong2/macgillivray/greatleapforward.htm

It was during this time period that humans showed their first signs of conscious planning, forethought, and creativity

They deliberately thought about making changes to their environment, and planned how they could produce these changes Huge! In terms of human development Showing signs of reflexive thinking, social

awareness Paleolithic societies begin to form

STONE AGE: PALEOLITHIC Get into 5 groups (groups of 2, some groups of 3) Choose one of the following topics (text pg.’ 18-21)

Social organization Hunting Tool making Speech Use of fire

In your groups, create on chart paper, the major events/circumstances/important facts that occur within your topic

Plan out the use of space on the chart paper i.e. size of letters (big enough to see from opposite side of the

room), arrangement, title, what facts you will incorporate etc.

PALEOLITHIC AGE, TOOLS & WEAPONS

http://schools.yrdsb.ca/markville.ss/projects/classof2008/chong2/kissoore/middlepaleolithic.htm Middle of Paleolithic Age

http://schools.yrdsb.ca/markville.ss/projects/classof2008/chong2/gosse/toolsandweapons.htm Paleolithic Tools & Weapons