8.2.1 Sort and Predict: Stone Age and Bronze Age—Key c
Stone Age Neanderthals - early Homo sapiens pyramids Cro-Magnons – early Homo sapiens cave paintings cave paintings end of prehistory began about 2 million years ago Neolithic times Paleolithic times tools of stone, bone, wood Neolithic times “Gift of the Nile” tools of stone, bone, wood powerful armies people moved from Africa to Asia mostly hunter-gatherers mostly hunter-gatherers first evidence of art first evidence of art Neanderthals - early Homo sapiens beginnings of religious beliefs empires burial of the dead “Cradle of Civilization” beginning of agriculture beginnings of religious beliefs Ice Age ends during this time burial of the dead small bands or tribes began about 2 million years ago spoken language tools, weapons, ornaments of copper, tin, bronze spoken language Bronze Age Paleolithic times began about 4000 BCE (some regions) people moved from Africa to Asia “Cradle of Civilization” began about 4000 BCE (some tools, weapons, ornaments of copper, tin, bronze regions) irrigation and ploughs invention of money end of prehistory small bands or tribes growth of cities beginning of agriculture “Gift of the Nile” first Code of Laws powerful armies Ice Age ends during this time empires written languages pyramids Cro-Magnons – early Homo sapiens written languages use of irrigation and ploughs invention of money record keeping record keeping followed by Iron Age followed by Iron Age growth of cities first Code of Laws