1. 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

2. Australopithecines 1 st to grow the opposable thumb First humanlike creature to walk upright Censored

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Nomads Nomads: People who depend on wild plants and animals to survive. They followed where the food supply went and gathered seeds and nuts.

6. HUMAN LIFE IS SPLIT INTO TWO PERIODS! TO BE CONTINUED…

7. Road to the Agricultural Revolution Paleolithic to Neolithic Era Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

8. Prehistory Prehistoric or Prehistory – refers to the time before the advancement of writing.

9. Paleolithic Era Paleolithic Era also means Old Stone Age. The Paleolithic or old stone age began 2 million years go.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. What did it all lead to? All of these developments led to the rise of settlements and agriculture. This advanced homo sapiens towards civilization.

14. Neolithic Age Archaeological excavation and conservation by an international team started in 1993 under the direction of Dr Ian Hodder of the Çatalhöyük Research Project, Stanford University. Mastered the art of farming, had complex societies & created armies to protect walled cities One early city - Catal Huyuk, located in present day Turkey. They built mud-brick homes. Catal Huyuk means Forked Mound. High point from 6700 to 5700 B.C.

15. Catal Huyuk could have looked similar to this graphic. Lineage Groups or Kinship Units traced descendants through Matrilineal or Patrilineal Residents entered cities with ladders.

16. 2 Early Neolithic Towns Catal Huyuk & Jericho

17. Jericho: It is also believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Catal Huyuk Art Forms

18. MANKIND 1

19. Bell Ringer: What are the 5 themes of Geography (Briefly explain) and why are they important to the study of history? Thinking ahead… –It is said that ancient civilizations began along side or around river/water basins. List two reasons why you think people need to be near water.

20. The big ideas of social studies a PowerPoint presentation G.R.A.P.E.S.

21. G Geography How climate and landscape affect lifestyle. Is a civilization isolated, or is it open to cultural exchange and invasion? What resources are available for clothing, building, and trade?

22. Example: geography Civilizations began along rivers like the Nile because they provided the water needed for irrigation.

23. R Religion Society’s beliefs about morals and the afterlife. What are the rules you should live by? How do these religious ideas affect different aspects of daily life?

24. Example: Religion The Ten Commandments are religious rules that God gave to the ancient Hebrews.

25. A Achievements The lasting works of a society. What things were built to last? Which ideas, if any, still affect our lives today?

26. Example: achievements Millions of people still visit the pyramids in Egypt every year.

27. P Political system Who runs a society, and how do they do it? Who has power, and how is it used? How do those with power keep it or lose it?

28. Example: Political system A limited form of democracy was practiced in Athens.

29. E Economics How a society uses its scarce resources. What are the most valuable resources in a society? How are these resources distributed?

30. Example: economics Gold has been a valuable resource in many civilizations for thousands of years.

31. S Social structure The different levels or classes in a society. Who are the “most important” people in society? What do they do? Who’s at the bottom of the heap? Why?

32. Example: social structure Indian society was divided into a rigid caste system.

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34. MANKIND Pt 2

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