First Children Encyclopedia

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Early people


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Dogs were first used
for hunting about
10,000 years ago.

The first metal tools
were made from copper
about 10,000 years ago.

The first clay pots for
storing water were made
about 7,000 years ago.

The first cities
When people started
growing their food, they
were able to settle in one
place. They began to build
houses, villages, and cities.
One of the first cities was
Jericho in Jordan.

Hunters and gatherers


Early people hunted woolly mammoths, cave


bears, reindeer, and other animals for food.


They also collected fruit, nuts, and roots,


and caught fish.


The meat from
a mammoth was
enough to feed
a family for a
whole year. Hunters killed
the mammoth
with wooden
spears.

Early inventions


Here are some of the


everyday things that


early people used.


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