CLA 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Paleolithic, Neolithic Revolution, Knapping

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 1101
• Professor: Heather Loube

Document Summary

Stone age hellas: palaeolithic (hesiod"s gold, mesolithic, neolithic (hesiod"s silver) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) It was called the lithic" ages because the tools that were used (cid:1) during this time were made of stone. Flint knapping was the process by which stone age hellenes (cid:1) made their many tools. The golden age/palaeolithic era began at the end of the last ice. The climate of the palaeolithic era in hellas was dry and cold (they were coming out of the ice age) The people of the time were hunter gatherers. They lived mostly on wild food like barriers, nuts and animals: migratory grazing animals, wild plants, fruits and nuts, no sugar, no grain (grain had not yet been domesticated, no dairy. The palaeolithic era was marked by the appearance of a form of social order: men: were responsible for the hunting and manual labour, women: were the gatherers and caregivers. (cid:1)