1. The World’s Early People
Chapter 1
The World’s Early People

2. Lesson 1
The Distant Past

3. Vocabulary (define)
Prehistory – The period of time before people began to write
Archaeology – The of study of artifacts left behind by people
Artifact – Objects made by humans (art, clothing, pottery, tools, weapons, etc.)
Fossil – Remains of living animals
Theory – Accepted explanations
Hominid – Humans and species with human like characteristics
Paleolithic Era – Old Stone Age
Migrate – Move from one place to another

4. What is known about early humans through archaeological studies?
Archaeology – the study of ancient artifacts
Artifact – objects made by people
Fossils – remains of people (bones)
Artifacts –
pots, clothing, weapons, tools, plant remains, shelters and art
Artifacts and fossils help us learn how early humans LIVED. How they grew-up, survived, made food, and what they learned.

5. Describe the achievements of scientists who have studied the past.
Scientists try to achieve the exploration of new artifacts and fossils. Also, they try to figure out what life was like in the past.

6. Why do you think early humans lived near rivers and streams?
Early humans lived near rivers and streams because then they could get food, fresh water, swimming, and transportation.

7. How did movement and diet help make australopithecines in grasslands different from those in forest?
Walking on two legs allowed early humans to see further and develop tools. The grasslands offered more food and edible plants.

8. Chart of Hominids
Australopithecines – earliest hominids; lived on open grasslands; bipedal (walked upright)
Homo Habilis - bipedal ; omnivores ; “handy person” – toolmaker ; lived in Africa
Homo Erectrus – migrated outside of Africa ; fire ; bipedal ; larger brains to make better tools and speech

9. Lesson 2
Early Modern Humans

10. What abilities gave homo sapiens an advantage over other animals?

11. Why are living in groups important?

12. What are three ways homo sapiens used animals to survive?

13. Define Hunter / Gathers Why do you think most humans changed this behavior?

14. Theories of Migration 1.

15. Video: Decoding Neanderthals

16. Hunters and Gatherers of the World
Lesson 3
Hunters and Gatherers of the World

17. Create a brochure describing Hunters and Gathers of the World
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