Greece began to emerge from the Dark Ages. The practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops and raising livestock began in the Neolithic Age some 9,000 years ago stone tools were used and people began to live in small groups, or villages.Īs man continued to journey east-to-west acrossĮurasia (a combination of Asia and Europe), knowledge of tools and new methods of organization arrived civilizations flourished as metal axes and arrowheads improved survival. As for Europe, a brief chronological account of its significant events begins during prehistoric times with the emergence of Homo sapiens (early man), roughly 40,000 years ago.Įarly inhabitants during the Paleolithic Age, in an effort to survive, grouped together into small societies such as bands, and subsisted by gathering plants and hunting for wild animals.