This three-page undergraduate essay examines the nature and character of human society during the Paleolithic Age. The author discusses how the institutions and technology of Paleolithic peoples contributed to future civilization, and notes that their hunger for practical knowledge and instinct for endless invention and innovation are perhaps the greatest legacies they left for future civilization, because these traits were inherited by succeeding generations. Like our Paleolithic ancestors, we are never satisfied with the status quo and are always searching for new ways to improve their lives.
