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Chap 2 Prehistoric Age
Chap 2 Prehistoric Age
Prehistoric Age
I. The Study of
Prehistory
A. INTRODUCTION
PREHISTORY:
DEFINITION: LONG TIME PERIOD BEFORE WRITING
WAS INVENTED
ARTIFACTS:
DEFINITION: ANYTHING MADE BY ANCIENT HUMAN
BEINGS SUCH AS TOOLS, POTTERY AND
WEAPONS
CULTURE:
DEFINITION: A SET OF BELIEFS, KNOWLEDGE, AND
PATTERNS OF LIVING THAT A GROUP OF
PEOPLE DEVELOPS (WAY OF LIFE)
II. THE STONE AGE
A. INTRODUCTION
STONE AGE:
DEFINITION: THE PERIOD OF PREHISTORY
THAT
BEGINS WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF
STONE TOOLS
1) WHEEL
2) SAIL
-Development -Advanced
of Stone Tools
Simple Stone Technology
Tools -Created
-Art Permanent
Nomads -Early Religion
Hunting/Gather Settlements
ing -Agriculture/
Caves
Domestication
-Huts
Similarities
Differences