1. Do Now
You are an archaeologist who has uncovered the following artifacts at a site once occupied by an ancient culture. Examine the artifacts and answer the questions below:
Were these people from the Old Stone Age or the New Stone Age? Why do you think this?
Did they specialize? Give an example.
What do the ears of corn indicate?
Did these people have religious beliefs? How can you tell?

2. Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Time
40,000-12,000 years ago
12,000-6,000 years ago
Food
Hunted and gathered
-Agriculture (wheat, barley)
-Domesticated animals
-Still hunted occasionally
Tools and Weapons
Stone tools, axes, spears, knives, digging sticks
-More advanced
-Used stone but also copper and obsidian
Shelter
Caves, lived in small groups
-Built permanent homes with brick, wood
-Large cities
Clothing
Animal skin, woven grass
Began to weave wool
Technology
Fire, bone needles, spears
Plows, wooden loom, pottery wheel
Beliefs
Buried dead, worshipped animals
Temples
Trade
NONE
Traveled distances to trade with Syria and Mesopotamia
Art
Cave art, jewelry
Jewelry, pottery, paint

3. First CIVILIZATION
Culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning and government.

4. OSA vs. NSA How did they meet their basic needs?
What did they use for tools and weapons?
What did they use for shelter?
What did they wear for clothing?
What technology did they use?
Did they interact with other people?
Did they have any beliefs?

5. OSA vs. NSA

6. OSA vs. NSA Stone Tools Fire Religious beliefs Hunt and gather
Simple stone tools and weapons
ONLY hunted and gathered
Lived in caves
Lived in small groups
Needles, axes, knives
No trade
Tools only made of stone
Technology made of stone – tools, weapons
Copper, obsidian and stone
Agriculture
Lived in permanent homes
Lived in small cities
Specialization – looms
jewelry, pottery, weaving
Traded with others
Tools made out of copper
obsidian and stone
Technology – wooden looms, plows, pottery wheel
Stone Tools
Fire
Religious beliefs
Hunt and gather
Cave art

7. Remember: A day in your life depends on whether you a girl or a boy
OSA vs. NSA
Imagine you live in either the New Stone Age or the Old Stone Age. Write a journal entry to describe a day in your life. Keep in mind how you get your food, what you do during the day, where you live and how you interact and communicate with others.
Remember: A day in your life depends on whether you a girl or a boy