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Early man
evolvedfrom Africa many millions of years ago.
A nomadic people they roamed from place to place in search of food, water
or shelter. They have often been called "Cavemen" but in reality they
lived in many types of shelter such as trees, huts or in the open. They
were experts at survival and learned quickly how to use nature to protect
themselves from the environment. The two most notable early members of our
family were the Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon people (a name we gave them).
The three periods of early man are
Stone Age,
Bronze Age
andIron Age. They
received their names from the tools humans developed and used. Each age was an
improvement over the previous age and humans developed new ways of hunting,
thinking and growing crops. Eventually they settled into villages and
began to develop new technologies and more elaborate cultures. The period
ended when humans developed the ability to read and write.
Early man