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Paleolithic

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“Old” Stone Age. Principal characteristic was that humans forged for foods

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Neolithic

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“New” Stone Age refered to as the early stages of agricultural society from about 12 to 6 thousand years ago

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Metallurgy

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Use of metal;
Copper metallurgy served as a technological foundation on which later Neolithic craftsmen developed expertise on gold, bronze and silver

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Textile

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Fabric knit or woven

Neolithic human developed technologies for spinning the fibers into threads and weaving the threads into cloth

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Neolithic Revolution

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“Agricultural Revolution”

Agriculture brought a transformation of human society

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Periodization

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Division (as of history) into periods

BCE/CE (non Christian way) before common era/common era

AD/BC (supported by Christians) Anno Domini or “year of our lord” / before Christ

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