What is the difference between the prehistoric
and historic time periods?
Human history is divided into two large time periods:
prehistoric and historic.
In the historic time period, humans began to use words to
record events. Everything before that time is called prehistoric.
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Paleolithic
period (The
Old
Stone
Age)
Old stone tools such as hand axes and other chopping tools have
been discovered in Geumgul Cave in Danyang. It clearly shows that
humans existed in Korean 700,000 years ago. Paleolithic people
gathered roots and fruit and hunted using stone tools. They made
tools by chipping or flaking rocks and stones. The hand axe is the
most well-known Paleolithic tool.
They were used for many different purposes.
Where did people live during the prehistoric time?
During the Paleolithic time, humans lived in
caves. They moved to find food when there
was nothing to eat.
People began to settle down in one place
during the Neolithic time. They started to live
in pit houses.
Neolithic
tools
Neolithic tools were made by grinding and polishing.
By using these techniques, Neolithic man was able to make sharper
daggers, spearheads and bone needles.
These tools allowed people to get food more easily.
Pottery was used for storage or cooking.
These did not exist during the Paleolithic period.
Neolithic potteries had comb-like patterns.
Their pointed bottom made it easier to keep them
upright in the sand
because they lived near the sandy river side.
Grinding Stone and Stone pestle
We can still see many oak trees near amsa-dong.
Neolithic man usually ate acorns as their meals.
They used grinding stones and stone pestles to grind
or pound acorns.
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
People started farming at the end of the Neolithic period.
The beginning of farming changed the life of people.
They did not travel in search of food. They were able to settle in one
place and develop a society and civilization.
Is
this really a house?
People started farming at the end of the
Neolithic period.
The beginning of farming changed the life of
people. They did not travel in search of food.
They were able to settle in one place and
develop a society and civilization.
Today we buy everything we need at the stores, but they had to make
them at home. We can also find a storage box, like a refrigerator.