1. Prehistory and
Early Humans
Who were our earliest
ancestors and what were their
lives like?

2. Vocabulary
•Timber - Wood
•Domesticated - Tamed
•Paleolithic – Old Stone
•Neolithic – New Stone

3. The part of prehistory that the
earliest humans lived through is
called the Stone Age.
• The name comes from the material
that was used to make most of their
tools.
• They did make tools out of other
materials too.

4. Such as…
• Bone
• Antler
• Ivory
• Wood

5. Life during the early Stone Age was
very different from life during the
later years of the Stone Age.
•So much so
that the
period is
divided into
three parts:
•The Old
Stone Age
•The Middle
Stone Age
•The New
Stone Age

6. WE’RE GOING TO FOCUS ON JUST
TWO OF THE TIME PERIODS
The Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age

7. The Old and New Stone Ages are
often known by different
names…
• Paleolithic Age
• Paleo is from the
Greek word for old or
ancient.
• Lithic means stone.
• Therefore, Paleolithic
means Old Stone.
• Neolithic Age
• Neo is from the Greek
word for new.
• Therefore, Neolithic
means New Stone.

8. Let’s look at the
differences
between the
Paleolithic and
Neolithic Ages

9. How did people get food
during the Paleolithic Age?
• Men would hunt for
meat.
• Women, children, and
old, sick, or injured
men would gather
whatever they could
find that was edible.

10. How did people get food
during the Neolithic Age?
• People learned to
grow their own food.
• People also
domesticated animals.
Tamed

11. Where did people live during
the Paleolithic Age?
• There were no permanent
homes.
• Because people hunted
and gathered, they would
have to move where the
food was.
• Homes were temporary
places like caves or
mammoth bone huts.

12. Where did people live during
the Neolithic Age?
• Because people were
growing their own
food they had to settle
in one location.
• Homes were built out
of timber (wood) or
mud bricks.

13. How did people dress during
the Paleolithic Age?
• Clothing was made
primarily from the fur of
the animals that had been
killed for food.
• The climate during the
time was cold, so people
dressed to stay warm.

14. How did people dress during
the Neolithic Age?
• People still used
mostly animal
skins for clothing.
• In some places
people were able to
make fabric from
the wool of their
sheep.

15. Stone Age Note Chart

16. Comparison
Paleolithic Age Neolithic Age
Food Hunted for meat and
gathered nuts, berries,
eggs, insects, and fruit.
Farmed and herded
animals
Shelter Lived in temporary homes
such as caves and
mammoth bone huts.
Lived in permanent homes
near their crops and
animals.
Clothing Wore warm clothing made
of animal fur.
Wore animal furs and
clothing made of woolen
cloth.