4. Paleolithic Age Mesolithic Age Neolithic Age
2,000,000 to 10,000 B.C. 10,000 to 8,000 B.C. 8,000 to 3,000 B.C.
Source: http://creationwiki.org/Stone_age#Paleolithic_Period
23. • Since humans had to constantly nurture their crops,
meaning they no longer moved from one place to
another.
• It was called the Neolithic revolution.
• The practice of agriculture as well as the
domestication of animals was signs that humans no
longer solely depended on nature. The human
learned how to use nature.
24. Various stone and flint tools made in about 2700 to 1800 BC, during the Neolithic period, were
found in Essex, England.
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27. • Copper was the first metal which
humans first experimented with.
• It was reserved for valuable
articles such as jewelry and
weapons.
• Copper smelting was first done in
West Asia.
28. • Copper was combined with tin to produce bronze.
• Metal that was durable than copper
• In China, bronze was called a noble metal and was
reserved for making ceremonial vessels to contain
the offerings to their gods.
29. • Proved to be stronger that both copper and
bronze
• The Hittites of West Asia were the first ones to
discover iron smelting since they had the
advantage of having iron mines.