Prehistory Notes
BC/AD
 BC Commonly known as Before Christ
 AD Anno Domini (not After Death)
 Anno Domini translates from Latin to English as “In the year of our Lord”
BCE/CE
 BCE Before Common Era
 CE Common Era
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World History
Prehistory Notes
World History
Paleolithic Age
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Humans first appeared in Ancient Africa 1.5 million years ago!
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This time period is called the Paleolithic Age
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Paleo =Old + lithic = Stone Age
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What did people use at this time period?
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For tools? Answer: Stone Tools
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Clothes? Answer: Clothing made from animal skins, some plant fibers as well.
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What did they do? Answer: Men- Hunters & Women- Gatherers
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Discovery of Fire= 500,000 – 1.4 million years ago
Neolithic Age
 Neo = New + lithic= Stone Age
 Occurred between 9,000- 7,000 years ago.
 What caused people to look for a new way of life?
 End of the Ice Age caused people to look for a new way of life.
 What type of Revolution occurred?
 Agriculture Revolution= When humans begin to grow crops; marks the beginning of the Neolithic Age
 Changes that happened to humans in the Neolithic Age:
 Cultivation of land &Domestication of animals
 People began to settle down in one place
 Surplus of Food
 Population begins to grow
 Cities develop
 Governments begin to form