first pre-human/human-like creature = hominid; 4 mill. – 2 mill. B.C.

“human with ability” – 1st tool maker – 2.5 mill. – 1.5 mill. B.C.

Migrated throughout Eurasia; first to bury dead; 200,000 – 30,000 B.C.

Cro-Magnon – identical to modern humans; 40,000-8,000 B.C.Homo Sapien Sapiens = modern humans

•“human who walks upright” – 1st out of Africa, 1st w/fire – 1.6 mill. –100,000B.C.

Human Migration•Migration throughout the world spanned over 1.5 million years.•Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas•Humans adapted to many different environments.

Paleolithic Age Neolithic Age•“Old Stone Age” = 2 million – 8,000 years B.C. “New Stone Age” = 8,000 – 5,000 B.C.

• hunter-gatherer societies• nomadic = migrated in search of food, water,

shelter• invented 1st tools including simple weapons• learned to make fire• lived in small clans – 15-50• developed oral language• created cave art

• developed agriculture – FARMING!• domesticated (tamed) animals• made/used advance tools• made pottery• developed weaving skills• Permanent settlements

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Paleolithic Age Neolithic Age•“Old Stone Age” = 2 million – 8,000 years B.C. “New Stone Age” = 8,000 – 5,000 B.C.