Early Humans Pretest WORD BANK Fossils Nomadic Homo sapien Archeology Africa Fire Hunters/gatherers Fertile Crescent Clans agriculture

Africa Map Label the following physical features on your map: Nile River Niger River Sahara Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Mediterranean Sea Red Sea   When you are done labeling your map, color it according to these directions: Outline the rivers in blue Color the deserts yellow   Color the mountains brown Color the oceans and seas light blue When you are done, make a KEY in the empty white box to explain the different colors and symbols on your map.

9/15/14 (Block 3) Journal: What do you know about early humans? (think: where, when, describe life) Agenda: Turn in Africa Map & Check for Supplies Early Human Notes (#14) Paleolithic vs. Neolithic (#15) First Farmers Reading and Activity (#16)

Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras Early Humans Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras

Where were early hominids found?

Early Humans Early Humans were called HOMO SAPIENS: Latin for “wise man” Humans first appeared in Africa and migrated or moved to: Eurasia (Europe and Asia) Australia Americas

Homo Sapien movement throughout history. Migrated from Africa-> Eurasia, Australia & the Americas.

Human Migration This map shows migration patterns

Early Humans Early humans were nomadic. They moved around to find food, water and shelter. They relied on HUNTING and GATHERING to find wild plants and animals to eat.

Early Humans During the Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) early humans: Made fire Lived in clans (groups of families) Developed oral (spoken) language Created cave art Had tools made out of animal bones

What do you see here? What did the early humans use for paint?

Early Humans During the Neolithic Era (New Stone Age) humans: Developed agriculture (farming), by growing plants to eat Tamed animals to use in farming – also called domestication Made pottery and developed weaving skills

The Neolithic Revolution was the result of the beginnings of farming which changed life. As the planet warmed up the growing seasons lengthened. This allowed for populations to begin farming.

The farmers also began to domesticate, or tame animals.

Drawings of what life might have been like for early humans

Stone Age Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sn911TNR4M#aid=P98HbdroEzw

Exit Ticket Using the graphic organizer given, compare and contrast the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras.

Class reading- PLEAse do not write on these!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The First Farmers Class reading- PLEAse do not write on these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First Farmers Reading (#16) What makes a farmer a farmer (think: what did they do?) Why would populations grow after the Ice Age ended? Where did farmers originally settle? Were there new inventions? If so, what were they? How did farming change life? What might it lead to that didn’t exist before?

9/17/14 Journal: How do we know what we know about the early humans if they didn’t write anything down?

AGENDA Journal Review Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras (#17) Archeology notes (#18) Vocabulary Activity/ Quiz

REVIEW!!! Paleolithic Era Neolithic Era Hunter-gatherer societies: Nomads Invented 1st tools Learned how to make & use fire Lived in clans Developed oral language Created “cave art” More settled societies: Developed agriculture (farming, domesticated plants) Domesticated animals Used advanced tools Made pottery Developed weaving skills

ARCHEOLOGY

How do we know about the past? Archaeologists study past cultures by finding: Human remains Settlements Fossils Artifacts

Archaeology Carbon Dating: is used by archaeologists as a test to find the age of an artifact or fossils Stonehenge: famous archaeological site in England

Early Human Cities Aleppo: Located in Syria. Part of Ancient Mesopotamia and Babylon.

Early Human Cities Jericho: Located in the West Bank of Israel. One of the oldest continuously occupied cities.

Early Human Cities Çatalhöyük: Located in Anatolia (modern day Turkey)

Early Humans Lucy the hominid, was one of the first early humans found She was 3 feet 8 inches tall, weighed 65 lb