STONE AGE edit
- Also Called Prehistoric Age.
- Scientifically Called Earliest Period Of Human Culture.
- In this period the stone is mainly used as a tool.
- This period officially started around 2.6 million years ago.
STONE AGE IS DIVIDED IN THREE PERIODS edit
PALEOLITHIC edit
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- Earliest and longest of the stone age period.
- Also known as "OLD STONE AGE".
- Its starts from 2.6 million years ago and last till 12 000 B.C.
- The people from Paleolithic forms small communities referred to as tribes.
- People live in cave plants trees yet hunting was not common.
- At first people used basic stones and then they started attaching handles and used as a tool.
- In this age people learned how to produce fire and use it.
- People living in caves decorated their walls by picture of animals like bison, horses ,etc.
MESOLITHIC edit
- It was the second period of stone age.
- Also known as "MIDDLE STONE AGE"
- By this time some humans gave their old lifestyle and started to build permanent dwellings near bodies of water.
- They build shelters from wooden frames or animals bones.
- In this age people makes weapons like bow and spears so that hunting gets much easier.
- During this period fishing began to develop and tools like hooks were made for fishing.
- During this period boats are also build for water exploration.
- Dogs are believed to be domesticated for purpose of hunting and warn of danger.
NEOLITHIC edit
- It is the final stage of cultural development of Prehistoric humans.
- Also known as "NEW STONE AGE"
- Its began when human gave up hunting lifestyle and started a new lifestyle with farming .This is called Neolithic Revolution.
- This Revolution drastically change the way of life for most of humanities.
- Neolithic people were skilled farmers and made tools for farming.
- Animals such as sheep, cows and goats were domesticated for supply of wool ,milk and meat.
- This domestication of animals leads to permanent residence at one place.
- The invention of wheel is most remarkable invention of that time
