Stone Age

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/stone-age

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1. What is the approximate chronological span?2.6 million years ago to approximately 3,300 BCE
2. What is the defining technological characteristic?Widespread use and evolution of stone tools
3. What is the Stone Age and when did it happen?The Stone Age is the time when people used only stones to make tools. It lasted from about 2.6 million years ago to around 3,300 BCE.
4. Why did people start using fire during the Stone Age?Fire helped them cook food, stay warm, keep predators away, and gather together. It also helped them think and bond.

Paleolithic: The Old Stone Age, characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherers and the earliest stone tool technologies.
Neolithic Revolution: The transformative period marked by the development of agriculture, leading to settled life and societal changes.
Domestication: The process of selectively breeding plants and animals for human benefit, a cornerstone of agriculture.
Megalithic Structures: Large stone structures, often built for ritualistic or astronomical purposes, common in the Neolithic period.