PAL:2.5 MILLION YEARS-8000 BC
NEO:8000-4000 BC
METAL: 4000-3000 BC
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ANCIENT TIMES: 3000 BC- 476 AD
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MIDDLE AGES 476 AD- 1492
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MODERN AGE: 1492-1789
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CONTEMPORARY HISTORY: 1789- PRESENT DAY
Lower Paleolithic:
This was the longest of the three
periods. The hominids learnt to carve
stone. These tools are called bifaces.
MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC:
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They perfected tool-making and used
smaller stone chips for carving. They
began using other materials, like bone,
and created new utensils: knives,
arrowheads, harpoons for fishing, and
sewing needles.
UPPER PALEOLITHIC:
The first spiritual and artistic
expressions appeared. They made
stone figures representing Venus,
the goddess of fertility.