Timeline of Early Man

Australopithicus- 4,000,000 Years Ago Transition from ape to man “Lucy” Walked upright

Homo Habilis “Man with Ability” First to create tools Shelters- wind-breaks Bring back food

Homo Erectus “Man Who walks upright” First to wander from Africa Some Social groups Hand axes, flake tools Shelter Use fire – Cooked Food

Homo Sapiens “Man Who Thinks” Neanderthals Cro-Magnon

Neanderthals 200,000 years ago Neander River Valley, Germany – Good hunters – Used pitfalls – Clothing from animals – *buried their dead – Shelters with bones/animal skins

Cro-Magnon 30,000 years ago Rock Formations in France Lived in Caves Known for cave art Social Gatherings Skillful tool makers –Burin (chisel) –Axe –Spears

Began around 4.000BCE Bronze Age New Stone Age 9,000-4,000 BCE Neolithic Age Old Stone Age 50,000-9,000 BCE Paleolithic Age

Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) 50,000-9,000 BCE Toolmakers Gatherers Hunters

Neolithic Age New Stone Age 9,000- 4,000 BCE *Beginning of civilization Herders Farmers

Bronze Age Began around 4,000 BCE Creation of mixing copper and tin for tools

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