Developed spoken language

Used stone tools as their primary technology

Had to adapt to the ice age

Made tools out of bone

tamed fire

Women stayed at the camp and did some gathering; men went hunting

The people were nomadic

People specialized in new skills

Population growth

Experienced a more steady food supply

Used animals as a source for wool, milk, meat and work

Lived in villages

People raised their own crops

Traded goods with other villages

Built more permanent dwellings

Developed methods for using metal