Paleolithic Era 95% of human’s time on earth, was during this era! WOW.

1.1-Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth I. I can explain that humans migrated out of East Africa and then moved throughout the whole earth, following game and gathering plants. I can explain how humans adapted to various environments as they moved. A. I can identify three ways early humans used fire. B. I can look at different environment types and make a hypothesis about what kinds of tools would be useful there. C. I can explain why hunter-gatherer groups were self-sufficient and had limited social contacts. D. I can talk about early human contacts among hunter-gatherers.

Paleolithic Era The Pre-Farming Era Definition: the time before people started doing agriculture 2 million BCE – about 10,000 BCE Literal Meaning: “Old Stone Age” – use of stone tools

Life of Paleolithic Humans Primary Achievement of this era: Human migration throughout the world!

??? Were people of the Paleolithic Era primitive and unaccomplished? Explain

Environment Brainstorming How would YOU survive?

Pastoralism The practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.

Environment Brainstorming How would YOU adapt?

What were the purposes of fire? Write down 3 ideas!

More Stuff Paleolithic societies consisted of people within a band. Bands were self sufficient. What would happen if two bands met? – Write down the answer…