Early Humans Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras

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

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

Drawings of what life might have been like for early humans

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.

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