Hunters & Gatherers #1
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6th Grade World History
Hunters & Gatherers
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Paleolithic: hunting and food gathering, use of fire,making clothing, acquisition of language and religion,invention of tools
Mesolithic: domestication of dog and goat, invention ofpottery and sickle
Neolithic: agriculture, settled villages, inventions (plow,loom, wheel, calendar), rules of inheritance, belief in many
deities
The major cultural features of
each period in the Stone Age
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The First PeopleThe Big Idea
Prehistoric people learned to adapt to their environment, to
make simple tools, to use fire, and to use language.
Main Ideas
Scientists study the remains of early humans to learn
about prehistory.
Hominids and early humans first appeared in East Africamillions of years ago.
Stone Age tools grew more complex as time passed.
Hunter-gatherer societies developed language, art, andreligion.
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Main Idea 1:
Scientists study the remains of early humans
to learn about prehistory. To study prehistory, the time before writing, historians
rely on the work of archaeologists and anthropologists.
Key Hominid Finds:
Mary and Louis Leakey found bones of early
ancestors of humans, called hominids, in East Africa.
Lucy was found by Donald Johanson. Tests showed
that she lived more than 3 million years ago andwalked on two legs.
Tim White found even older remains from as long as
4.4 million years ago.
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Main Idea 2:
Hominids and early humans first
appeared in East Africa millions of years
ago.
Groups of hominids appeared about 3 million years ago.
A group of hominids called Homo erectus, or upright
man, appeared in Africa about 1.5 million years ago.
Many scientists think that modern humans appeared
about 200,000 years ago in Africa.
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Homo habilis
handy man
Became more
like humansover time
Found in 1960sby Louis Leakey
Closely related
to humans
Homo erectus
upright man
Scientists
believe theywalkedcompletelyupright, likemodern people.
Scientists also
believe theyknew how tocontrol fire.
Hominids and Early Humans
Homo sapiens
wise man
Everyone alive
today belongs tothis group.
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Main Idea 3:
Stone Age tools grew more
complexas time passed.
The first humans and their ancestors lived during
the Stone Age.
The first part of the Stone Age is called the
Paleolithic Era, during which people used stone
tools. A tool is a hand held object that has been
modified to help a person accomplish a task.
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1. A and C
2. B and D
3. A
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First Tools
Earliest tools found in East Africa
About 2.6 million years old
Each stone was hit with another to createa sharp edge.
One unsharpened side could be used as ahandle.
Scientists think these first tools were used
mostly to cut and grind food.
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Later Tools
Improved tools were made out of flint.
People learned how to attach wooden handles to
tools.
Because they no longer had to stand next to the
animals they were hunting, people were able to
kill larger animals from a distance.
M i Id 4
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Main Idea 4:
Hunter-gatherer societies
developed language, art,and religion.
Early humans formed societies.
They were hunter-gatherers.
The most important development of early Stone
Age culture was language.
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Hunter-gatherer Societies
A society is a community of people who share acommon culture.
Small groups
Lived in caves
Hunter-gatherers: hunted animals and gathered
plants and seeds to survive
Developed cultures with language, religion, and art Allowed more relationships to form
Easier to hunt
Allowed food distribution
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Act iv i ty 2: Character is t ics o f
Hun ters and Gatherers
Speculate why hunting and gathering
societies were nomadic
Predict where animals and plants wouldbe abundant
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Act iv ity 3: Compar ing Anc ient
A rt and Its Perspect ive to A rt
throughout His tory Determine how signs and representations
helped archaeologists
Create a painting or drawing of what is
important in todays society
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Act iv i ty 4: Primary and
Secondary Sou rces in Histo ry
List 3 examples of primary and secondary
sources that could be used to study ahunting and gathering society?
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Closure: How did we meet our
daily objectives?