The Prehistoric Human History: Prio Prior To The Neolithic Revolution
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Around 2.6 million years ago, the Paleolithic Era became distinguished by the development of stone tools and the earliest use of stone tools by australopithecines. However, this period of prehistoric human history would come to a halt as there’s a change in the way of people’s lives. Known as the Neolithic Revolution, a shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture led to permanent settlements, the establishment of social classes, and the upcoming of civilizations. The agricultural revolution included a transition from gathering and hunting to the domestication of animals and to farming. Tribes of our ancestors settled in fertile areas and formed agricultural communities, many of which grew into villages and cities. This great revolution would set the grounds for a new society and would impact the present as many technologies invented in the Neolithic Era would be developed further into the technologies we use today.…show more content… The paleolithic diet was based on the foods hominids like australopithecines likely consumed . It's likely that their diet consisted of meat, nuts, and berries. Paleolithic humans lived a nomadic lifestyle in small groups. They used primitive stone tools like spears and axes made from bone, wood, and stone and their survival and lifestyle depended heavily on their environment and climate. These Australopithecines were nomads who lived in tribes and relied on hunting, fishing and gathering wild fruits. They hunted animals like bison, mammoths, bears and deer to survive their nomadic lifestyle. Meat was a source of food and animal hide was used to make clothes. They occasionally lived in clans of 20-30 people and in these groups, work was divided between men and women, with the men hunting animals, and women gathering fruits, berries, and other