Name ___________________________________________________________________ Period _______ Date __________
Stone Age Note Guide
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The ____________ _________ is divided into three time periods:
o ___________________ (~2,000,000BCE - ~10,000BCE)
o ___________________ (~10,000BCE - ~6,000BCE)
o ___________________ (~6,000BCE - ~3,000BCE)
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Define: Paleo -
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Define: Lithic -
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During the _____________________ Stone Age, early humans developed:
o __________ tools/weapons
o ___________________
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Early humans also ___________ around the ____________ during this time period
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Define: Mesolithic o Use of bow and arrow, ______________, spears
o Tamed ___________
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Define: Neolithic o Define: Agricultural Revolution –
o The beginnings of ____________ and permanent ______________
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Define: Hominids -
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Australopithecus
o Lived over _______________________ million years ago
o First group to be different from the _________________________
o _____________________ belonged to this group
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_________________ Man - Homo Habilis
o First true _________________________
o First to make ______________________
o Used campfires, but did ______________ know how to make _______________
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___________________ Man - Homo Erectus
o First to have _______________ making skills
o Moved around during the __________________ _____________________
o ____________________ Man belonged to this group
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____________________ Man - Neanderthals (Neandertals)
o May have suffered from _________________________
o Buried ________________ with ceremonies
o No one knows about their _________________________________
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__________________ Humans - Cro-Magnon Man
o Built small ______________ and “_______________ huts”
o Created _________________ and __________________
o Created magnificent cave _________________________
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Define: Hunter-gatherer -
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Hunter gatherers were _________________
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Define: Nomad –
Name ___________________________________________________________________ Period _______ Date __________
Stone Age Note Guide*
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The ____________ _________ is divided into three time periods:
o ___________________ (~2,000,000BCE - ~10,000BCE)
o ___________________ (~10,000BCE - ~6,000BCE)
o ___________________ (~6,000BCE - ~3,000BCE)
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___________ - Ancient (Old)
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___________ - Stone
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During the _____________________ Stone Age, early humans developed:
o __________ tools/weapons
o ___________________
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Early humans also ___________ around the world during this time period
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________________ - “Middle” “Stone”
o Use of bow and arrow, ______________, spears
o Tamed ___________
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_______________ - “New” “Stone”
o __________________ ______________ – Hunter-gatherers settle down and begin
farming
o The beginnings of ____________ and permanent dwellings
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________________ - Early humans that walked upright
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Australopithecus
o Lived over _______________________ million years ago
o First group to be different from the _________________________
o _____________________ belonged to this group
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_________________ Man - Homo Habilis
o First true _________________________
o First to make ______________________
o Used campfires, but did ______________ know how to make fire
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___________________ Man - Homo Erectus
o First to have _______________ making skills
o Moved around during the __________________ Age
o ____________________ Man belonged to this group
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____________________ Man - Neanderthals (Neandertals)
o May have suffered from _________________________
o Buried ________________ with ceremonies
o No one knows about their _________________________________
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__________________ Humans - Cro-Magnon Man
o Built small ______________ and “long huts”
o Created _________________ and arrow
o Created magnificent cave _________________________
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_________________________ – Lived by hunting animals and gathering plants
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Hunter gatherers were _________________
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______________ – Someone who moves around a lot, following food
Name ___________________________________________________________________ Period _______ Date __________
Stone Age Note Guide**
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The Stone Age is divided into three time periods:
o Paleolithic (~2,000,000BCE - ~10,000BCE)
o Mesolithic (~10,000BCE - ~6,000BCE)
o Neolithic (~6,000BCE - ~3,000BCE)
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The dates are different in different regions of the world
o Example: Asia might be in the Mesolithic while North America might still be in
the Paleolithic
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Paleo - Ancient (Old)
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Lithic - Stone
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During the Paleolithic Stone Age, early humans developed:
o Stone tools/weapons
o Language
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Early humans also migrated around the world during this time period
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Mesolithic - “Middle” “Stone”
o Use of bow and arrow, fishhooks, spears
o Tamed dogs
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Neolithic - “New” “Stone”
o Agricultural Revolution – Hunter gatherers settle down and begin farming
o The beginnings of houses and permanent dwellings
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Hominids - Early humans that walked upright
o Our ancestors
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Australopithecus
o Lived over three million years ago
o First group to be different from the apes
o Called hominids
o Lucy belonged to this group
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Handy Man - Homo Habilis
o First true humans
o First to make tools
o Used campfires, but did NOT know how to make fire
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Upright Man - Homo Erectus
o Probably the first to hunt
o First to have fire making skills
o Moved around during the Ice Age
o Peking Man belonged to this group
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Wise Man - Neanderthals (Neandertals)
o May have suffered from arthritis
o Advanced hunters
o Buried dead with ceremonies
o No one knows about their disappearance
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Modern Humans - Cro-Magnon Man
o Built small huts and “long huts”
o Created bow and arrow
o Created magnificent cave paintings
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Hunter-gatherer:
o Lived by hunting animals and gathering plants
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Hunter gatherers were nomads
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Nomad – Someone who moves around a lot, following food