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Early Humans
Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.
Essential Question: What is the impact of geography on the following?
• Human Settlement and Migration• Spread of ideas / cultural diffusion
How it all began…• Homo Sapiens (modern
humans) appeared in Africa 100,000 to 400,000 years ago.
• Then migrated to –Europe –Asia–Australia–The Americas
How did they find their food?• Early human societies
met their needs by hunting animals and gathering other foods like edible plants.
• These hunters and gatherers were also known as nomads.
Nomads
• Nomads: People who depend on wild plants and animals to survive. They followed where the food supply went and gathered seeds and nuts.
HUMAN LIFE IS SPLIT INTO
TWO PERIODS!TO BE CONTINUED…
Road to the Agricultural Revolution
Paleolithic to Neolithic Era
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Prehistory
• Prehistoric or Prehistory – refers to the time before the advancement of writing.
Paleolithic Era• Paleolithic Era
also means Old Stone Age.
• The Paleolithic or old stone age began 2 million years go.
Paleolithic Era• Homo Sapiens during
this period were:–Nomads–The first to make
simple tools and weapons.
–Make cave art–Master the use of Fire.–Develop a language–Living in clans
Neolithic Era• Neolithic Era also
means the new stone age.
Homo Sapiens during this period:• Developed agriculture• Domesticated animals• Used advanced tools like spears• Developed weaving skills
The Agricultural Revolution• The Neolithic Age is
sometimes called the Agricultural Age
• Nomads turned to Farmers
• They learned to domesticate (tame) animals
• They learned to farm their food
What did it all lead to?• All of these developments led to the
rise of settlements and agriculture.• This advanced homo sapiens towards
civilization.
MANKIND 1
The Five Features of a Civilization
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Advanced Cities• In order to be
considered a city it must have:–1. Large
population–2. Must be a
center of TRADE
Complex Institutions• Institution – a long
lasting pattern of organization in a community such as–Government–Religion–Economy
Technology
• New tools and techniques that solve problems and make life easier
Specialized Workers• Specialized
means someone has the skills to do a specific kind of work
Record Keeping• Must have a
developed system of writing so the people can:–Record business–Write a set of laws–Priests can record
rituals and dates
Pneumonic Device• Ants
–Advanced Cities• Can’t
–Complex Institutions (government, religion)
• Take–Technology
• Slick–Specialized workers
• Rice–Record Keeping
MANKIND Pt 2
Pictures Cited• Slide 3 – http://www.davidmacd.com/images/new_york/100_7303_busy_broadway.jpg• Slide 4 – http://studentwebs.coloradocollege.edu/~c_belle/religion.jpg,
http://www.nationwideshelving.com/images/shelving_storage_products/shelving_by_industry/government_
• Slide 5 – clipart• Slide 6 – http://www.uwm.edu/People/closs/images/firefighters1024_768.jpg• Slide 7 – http://www.barrattschapel.org/images/museumpicts/journal.jpg
Pictures Cited• Slide 2 - http://cavemanchemistry.com/ch120slides/graphics/cartoon/7.png• Slide 3 - http://raconter.net/img/write.jpg• Slide 4 - http://www.accd.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/Paleohorse3.jpg• Slide 5 - http://youth.crosspointelive.org/uploaded_images/bonfire-748725.jpg• Slide 6 - http://www.svf.uib.no/sfu/blombos/Artefact_Review1_Images/images/Bigbifacials-&-
scrapers.jpg• Slide 7 - clipart• Slide 8 - http://www.sewerhistory.org/images/w/wam/moh_wam14.jpg
Pictures Cited• Slide 1 – www.baylor.edu• Slide 2 - http://www.classicalvalues.com/NYPair.jpg, www.museumstorecompany.com • Slide 3 - http://www.geocities.com/latrinchera2000/archivoimagenes/hominizacion/habilis/habilis6.jpg• Slide 4 - http://teachersnetwork.org/powertolearn/web/Prehistory%20Web%20Quest/images/Homo_Erectus.gif• Slide 5 - www.ugopozzati.it/images/Speranza-Neanderthal.jpg• Slide 6 - http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/Bio/cro-magnon-caverne.jpg• Slide 7 - http://www.izea.net/images/africa.gif• Slide 8 - www.rim101.net/pictures/xrm0101b.jpg• Slide 9 - http://www.princetonfamilycenter.org/images/cavemen.jpg• Slide 10 - www.preceptaustin.org