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Paleolithic Age
The Paleolithic Age, also known as the Old Stone Age, began 2.5 million years ago when the first homids created stone tools. URL for picture: http://ancient-history-to-1800.blogspot.com/2010/10/old-stone-age-technology.html -
The Upright Man
1.8 million years ago, the Homo erectus (the Upright Man) evolved from the Homo habilis (the Handy-man). The Homo erectus stood at 5 feet tall, had a larger brain than the Homo habilis, and was one of the first species to control fire, knives, and other sharp tools. Source for Picture -
Human Migration
1.75 million years ago, the early humans started to migrate of of Africa on the Suez land passage. This passage was connected to southwest Asia and from there, the humans dispersed throughout the continent. Link for picture -
Acheulian tools
1.6 million years ago, the Homo erectus founded a new stone technique called Acheulian. This technique involved sharpening both sides of a dense rock in a triangle shape. This was the first technique that created hand axes. Link for website -
The Wise Man
The Homo sapiens arrived on the Earth 280,000 years ago. They were known for their development in their every day lives, gender roles, and creation of symbols. This species is the species directly identified by us. -
Neolithic Era
The Neolithic Era, or the New Stone Age, began 9,600 years ago. This is the era characterized by agricultural advancements and effeciency of tools. Link -
Wheat
7,000 BCE is when farmers in the Middle East began breeding large-grained wheats. They started by graining small-grained wheats and were able to upgrade. Link -
Irrigation
Flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates river was a common occurance during the Neolithic era. Thanks to the common flooding, the people of the Mesopotamia (the world's first civilization) were able to create water irrigation in the 7,000-6,000 BCE mark. Link -
Sharecroppers
5,500 BCE) Another agricultural advancement in the Neolithic Era was the invention of share cropping. Share croppers (farmers) would trade goods like animals, tools, and seeds to landowners to gain more land. If a farmer was not a sharecropper, they were more likely to be a nomad. link( -
End of Neolithic Era
Historians believe that the end of the Neolithic Era ended in 4,300 BCE with the discovery of metal while mining. The era characterized for this age was known as the Chalocolithic Age (Copper Age). Link
