1. Paleolithic Age Old Stone Age - 2.3 million 10,000 yrs. ago - no written records - scientists believed that people only lived on the grasslands of eastern and southern Africa - climate change caused migration - land bridges connected Africa to southern Europe and southwestern Asia 2. People lived in bands of 30 - searched for food in their home territory - women and children gathered berries, fruits, nuts , and eggs - men hunted - average life span 20-25 yrs. - made tools mostly from stone - Olduvan pebble tools found in Olduvai Gorge - learned to make fire - protection - warm - dry - food - clear land - made clothing from animal skin - warm - dry - allowed for migration - language - simple sounds or pointing - share ideas - work together - pass down stories 3. Man Homo-habilis - 1st people - skillful man - Homo-Erectus - man who walks upright - Homo-Sapien - man who thinks - 2 types - Neanderthal -1856 - good hunters - made houses - bury dead Neanderthal Cro-Magnon - Cro-Magnon - 1868 - modern man - skilled tool makers - burin - ax - jewelry - better hunters = more food - cave paintings - religion