Section 1 Paleolithic Age

1. Section 1Paleolithic Age Continued

2. Homo habilis: “skilled man” • Homo erectus: “man who walks upright” • Homo sapiens: “man who thinks”

3. Homo sapiens • 300,000 – 200,000 years ago • Neanderthals • Cro-Magnons Homo sapiens

4. Neanderthals • Named after Neander River in Germany where remains were found in 1856

5. Neanderthals were… • Good hunters: used pitfalls – large hole covered with branches, leaves, and earth • Builders: covered mammoth bones with animal skins • Built drainage ditches in caves • First to bury their dead

6. Cro-Magnons • Named after rock shelter in France in 1868 • 100,000 years • Believe these to be first humans

7. Cro-Magnons - burin • Chisel to make other tools • Became better hunters • Increase in food supply

8. Burins

9. Spears • Threw spears which were safer • Kept distance from animals

10. Axe • Cut trees and make canoes • Maybe this is how firstAustralians arrived in Australia 40,000 years ago

11. Cro-Magnons also… • Made ornaments from bone, ivory, & shell • Were artists – paint, clay • Cooperated with other bands: hunting, social gatherings, trade

12. Cave Paintings • Cave paintings may have religious importance • Believed animals had spirits • Believed painting animals gave humans power over their spirits and helped in hunting