1. What were advances from the Old Stone Age and New Stone Age?

2. The Old Stone Age AKA Paleolithic Age Advancements Hunter-Gatherers
2.5 Million – 8000 BCE
Advancements
Invention of tools
Mastery over fire
Development of language
Hunter-Gatherers
People whose food supply was based on hunting animals and collecting plant foods. 2

3. The New Stone Age AKA Neolithic Age Advancements Make pottery
8000 BCE – 3000 BCE
Advancements
Polish stone tools
Make pottery
Grow crops
Raise Animals 3

4. Shift from Food Gathering to Agriculture
Humans originally survive by hunting
Discovery of growing crops leads into new era
Neolithic Revolution:
AKA Agricultural Revolution
Development of farming result from change in temperatures
Slash and Burn Farming
Early farming method 4

5. How do we know about the Stone Age?5