Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins c. 3.3 million years ago and the invention of writing systems. The use of symbols, marks, and images appears very early among humans, but the earliest known writing systems appeared c. 5000 years ago and it took thousands of years for writing systems to be widely adopted. In some human cultures, writing systems were not used until the nineteenth century and, in a few, are not even used until the present. The end of prehistory therefore came at very different dates in different places, and the term is less often used in discussing societies where prehistory ended relatively recently. 0:00 Intro 1:03 Paleolithic Era and Human Evolution 4:35 Neolithic Revolution and Agriculture 1. THIS VIDEO IS AN EPISODE FROM CHAPTER 1 OF OUR MADE IN ANCIENT HISTORY SERIES Chapter 1 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaWQkkziGGfc7G_EHR49g-sDPjjANB7dX Welcome to our new MADE IN ANCIENT HISTORY series! This new series is meant to be a deep dive into the Ancient and Classical periods all over the WORLD! This 1st Chapter is called Beginnings, and deals with the transition from the Prehistoric age into the Cradles of Civilization and other early civilizations. 2. CLICK HERE IF YOU'RE NEW TO HISTORY AND WANT A FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY OF THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF THE WORLD: https://youtu.be/T5PwyuzSYcs 3. Check out our WORLD DOCUMENTARY playlist (Long Form Documentaries): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaWQkkziGGfcm0zawwpoKVti5DCTsoTBH 4. Check out our playlists by PERIOD (Short Form Documentaries): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFn4wt14ytUbngBJp8SsWKQ/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=3 Please subscribe to Made In History for more videos! We are always trying to grow! All images used with CC license. Music used: Into the Nature