Earliest Communities
- lived almost entirely in small nomadic communities
- surviving on his skills in hunting and fishing
- developed in tropical latitudes , especially in Africa
- moved out thence into the subtropical regions and eventually into the landmass of Eurasia
The Neolithic Revolution
- marked increase in population
- beginnings of town life
- also known as New Stone Age
Stone
- the material taht give its name and technological unity.
- becames tools only when they wre shaped deliberately for specific purposes and for this to done efficiently.
Flint -became a very popular stone for this purpose, although fine sandstones and certain volcanic rocks were also widely used.
Fire-was the most important contribution of prehistoric to power technology.
Tools and Weapons
- stone-headed spear
- the harpoon
- bow and arrow
Other Devices Invented
- potter's wheel
- wheels
- drill and lathe
Food production
- Paleolithic-simple, consisting of gathering, hunting and fishing
- Neolithic-agriculture, animal husbandry
Building Techniques
- impressive structures were created
- primarily tombs
- burial mounds
- sun-dried bricks for domestic housing
Manufacturing
- grinding corn (the quern)
- baking clay (pottery)
- spinning and weaving textiles
- dyeing, fermenting and distilling
- gold, silver, copper and tin
- transport and communication
- domestication of animals
- in water, dugout canoe and birch-bark canoe
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