Prehistoric Discoveries and Developments
Directions: Early humans in the Stone Age and the Bronze Age made discoveries and
developments which helped them greatly. Sort the items into one of the discovery
categories. You may make a tree map on the computer --See the example at the bottom of
the page—or print this page and make a tree map on paper. You may work with a partner or
alone.
Discovery Categories
Obsidian
Fire
Farming
Pottery
Bronze
Items
people could cook their food
people could control their food supply
people could hunt, chop, and cut with stone weapons tools became stronger
people could protect their food from insects and mice
people could light their caves
people invented many new tools which made their lives easier
people could protect their food from dampness
people made sharp weapons from stone
people no longer needed to travel from place to place
people made canoes and sleds for carrying their things
people did not need to rely on hunting for food tools became sharper
people could warm themselves
people developed hand axes and spears
Discovery
Category
Discovery
Category
Discovery
Category
Discovery
Category
Discovery
Category