1. ≈ 2 million -3 million years ago
Prehistoric History
Please draw the following timeline in your notes and leave space by each date to write an short description of the events occurring during that time.
≈ 2 million -3 million years ago
500, ,000 B.C.
400,000-
100,000
B.C.
30,000
B.C.
16,000
B.C.
15,000
B.C.
10,000
B.C.
8000
B.C.
5000
B.C.
3000
B.C.

2. From Pangaea to Modern Continents Pangaea began to break apart around 200,000,000 years ago.

3. ≈ 2 million -3 million years ago
2,000,000 to 3,000,000 years ago.
Homo Habilis “Handy Man” becomes our first known ancestor to make and use tools.
≈ 2 million -3 million years ago

4. 500,000- 300,000 B. C. Fire is first controlled
500, ,000 B.C. Fire is first controlled. Most likely achieved by the species Homo Erectus.
500, ,000 B.C.

5. 400,000 to 100,000 B.C. Homo Sapiens (our species) emerge.
400,000-
100,000
B.C.

6. Over thousands of years after emerging from East Africa, Homo Sapiens migrated to all corners of the earth.

7. People begin making cave drawings
30,000 B.C.
People begin making cave drawings
30,000
B.C.

8. Chauvet Cave Paintings
Located in Southern France, the paintings found in Chauvet cave are the oldest ever found.
They were painted approximately 30,000 years ago.
There are hundreds of paintings found throughout the cave depicting at least 13 different species of animals.

10. 16,000 B.C. Maximum Extent of Last Ice Age.
15,000 B.C.- Humans migrate from Asia to the Americas by way of a land bridge.
16,000
B.C.
15,000
B.C.

11. 8,000 B.C. Due to warming climates and fertile land, humans begin to farm. This transition from Hunting and Gathering to Farming is known as, The Neolithic Revolution!
8000
B.C.

12. Paleolithic
Neolithic
Hunt of Farm
Nomadic- Moving constantly, always following herds.
Neolithic Revolution = Domestication of plants and animals.
Dwellings
Mouths of caves, huts, skin tents.
Mud brick supported by timber, plastered walls and floors, and fortifications (towers, walls). Community life.
Permanent structures Built No
Yes (houses, cromlechs, dolmen).
Tools
Chipped Stone
Polished stone (obsidian), woven baskets, clay vessels.
Clothes
Animal Skins
Animal skin, woven garments
Art
Cave painting, sculpture, relief
Wall painting, sculpture, relief
Sculpture Material
Stone, Mammoth Ivory, Reindeer horn.
Stone, Clay (Baked)

13. 5,000 B.C.- Birth of Civilization
5000
B.C.

14. 3,000 B.C The period of written history begins. Sumerian Cuneiform
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
3,000 B.C
The period of written history begins.
3000
B.C.

15. Q: What is a Civilization?
A: Historians usually consider a population to be “civilized” if it posses eight criteria. These eight items are known as the “Eight Features of Civilization”

16. 1. Cities 2. Well-Organized Central Government 3. Complex Religions 4
1. Cities 2. Well-Organized Central Government 3. Complex Religions 4. Job Specialization 5. Social Classes 6. Arts and Architecture 7. Public Works Projects 8. Writing