written language

primitive spoken language

cave paintings

hieroglyphics

It allowed hunter-gatherers to establish permanent settlements.

It allowed hunter-gatherers to migrate across continents.

It allowed hunter-gatherers to create farming communities.

It allowed hunter-gatherers protection from their enemies.

They prayed to gods of nature.

They adapted to their natural environments.

They used language to communicate.

They had separate roles for men and women.

fire for protection, heat and cooking

a number system to count and trade

a writing system to communicate

iron plows to use on farms

Europe

Africa

North America

Asia

use of fire

simple tools

hunt and make clothes

make settlements

stone tools

number system

writing system

steel plow

Classical Era

Middle Ages

Neolithic Era

Old Stone Age

gathering fruit, nuts, and roots

sharpening tools

trapping animals

leading the clan

maintain fire
maintain fire

take care of children

stay close to settlement

follow, hunt and kill animals