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In this picture you can see farming tools

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In this time period, people were settling in villages. During this era status became relevant as well. The people who were in charge of hunting and food distribution were valued the most. Men were still in charge of food related activities, and women were in charge of household work.

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How did humans provide food and shelter for themselves?

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How did humans provide food and shelter for themselves?

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During this time period humans started growing their own foods, especially grains like wheat, rice, and barley. They would still hunt, and were aided by this with the help of dogs. For shelter they started building their own simple buildings often made of a combination of wood, and animal hide.

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What were major innovations developed during the era?

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What were major innovations developed during the era?

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During this era more tools were invented, especially in the age of agriculture. Another major innovation was the idea of animal herding, which provided them with more resources like meat, milk, and wool. Due to man's ability to control fire, simple pottery was created, and people started moulding clay for household purposes.

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What role did religion play within each era?

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What role did religion play within each era?

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During this era, natural elements were still being worshipped, although this usually revolved around the sun and the moon.

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The large stone is a blade that could've been used for hunting, and end scrapes, which would have been used for stripping wood or collecting animal hide.

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What were major innovations developed during the era?

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What were major innovations developed during the era?

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This era was the first time that humans have been observed using tools. Although the tools were usually simple made of stone, they were very useful and changed the quality of life for early man. It certainly helped people with tasks such as hunting where they could produce arrows, and fishing where they could carve hooks.

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What role did religion play within each era?

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What role did religion play within each era?

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During the paleolithic period, rather than believing in a higher power, they worshipped the things that were around them such as animals, or natural and inanimate objects, believing the possessed a sort of spirit. This can be linked to small statues, carvings, and wall art found by archeologists.

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How did humans provide food and shelter for themselves?

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How did humans provide food and shelter for themselves?

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During this time period, a  person's diet usually consisted of the resources that were available. This included local plants such as seeds, nuts, and barley. Small animals were usually an easy thing to hunt, as there were large groups of small animals such as deer, capybara, and anteaters. They would also fish for small fish and eat many shellfish. As for shelter, they would often use caves to avoid danger such as harsh weather conditions.

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The paleolithic people were primarily nomadic, this aided in the discovery of resources. They were able to communicate through their wall art, as it told a story. The roles of women were to gather resources, and the roles for men were to hunt.