• Domestication• Agriculture • Surplus

Warm Up

1. Tell me 2 things about hunter gatherers.

2. Tell me 2 things about domestication. 3. Tell me 2 things about Agriculture. 4. Tell me 2 things about Technology.

Warm up: Read Periods of History and answer the following questions on the warm up paper.

1. History is divided into _______ periods. 2. What is prehistory?3. What are the 3 periods of prehistoric time?4. When did recorded history begin?5. What did people do during the old stone age?6. What is a nomad?7. True/ False during the old stone age humans discovered fire. 8. Name 2 things humans used fire for. 9. What did nomads do when they left their cave dwellings?10. Name 2 things that scientists discovered from the old stone age.11. The old stone age covered how much of the human race’s time on earth?12. True/ False during the new stone age people began to gain greater control of their environment. 13. Where did people start to settle?14. During this time animals were ____________________. 15. What is domesticated?16. Name 2 things animals were used for. 17. What caused human population to grow?18. Having __________________, ___________________, _______________ people were able to stay in one

place.

Warm Up: Look up the following words in the Glossary. Write the definition for # 6

1. Nomad2. Hunter Gatherer3. Domesticate4. Surplus5. Technology6. Agriculture= Farming. To grow food to

sustain life. Regular English to grow food.

Warm Up

Have you ever gone camping? How would Have you ever gone camping? How would you survive if you got lost in the woods? you survive if you got lost in the woods? Where would you go to find food and Where would you go to find food and water?water?

Hunter Gatherers Hunter Gatherers: early humans that would

hunt animals and gathered plants for food. • When they ran out of food they moved to

another location. • Used the area around them for food and

shelter. • Lived in small bands of people. (usually 30)• Men hunted and fished• Women gathered foods from berries and nuts

Development of ToolsFire • About 500,000 years ago early humans

learned to make fire. • Fire could be used for

1. Cooking Food2. Provide Light3. Protection from Animals4. Metal.

Development of Technology

• Technology: Ways in which people apply tools and invention to meet their needs. – Stone Tools–Bags–Hand Axes

Learning to Farm and Raise Animals• Domestication of Animals• Domestication- To raise or tend (a plant

or animal) to be used by humans.• Humans learned to domesticate animals like

sheep and goats in 9000 B.C.• Provided food and clothing.

Learning to Farm and Raise Animals• Agricultural Revolution• 8000 B.C. people learned about agriculture:

Agriculture is planting seeds to raise crops.

• Created a shift in food gathering to raising food.

Farming Villages Develop • Many farming villages were found around

River Valleys because of plentiful water and good soil.

• As tools improved, people became better farmers. (Equals More food)

• Groups stayed in the same areas instead of moving around and around.

• Villages grew because of food surpluses.

First Communities Surplus: an amount produced in excess of what is

needed. • Surpluses boost development. • As farming techniques improve farmers would

have extra food. (Surplus) • Also farmers would have a surplus in other

materials such as sheep. • Because of surpluses in food, not everyone had

to raise food to survive. – Potters– Weavers– Holy People

These people would trade their services for food.

First Communities

• With extra food and other supplies people could live together.

• As the community grows people felt the need for laws and leadership.

• Government provided order and provided leadership.

• Create a comic strip.1. For each major event in human history draw

in a picture and paraphrase it. 2. (Paraphrase and Draw a picture for each box)