Human Origins in Africa Chapter 1 Section 1

Warm-Up ( Enter room quietly) Define Key Terms Culture Neolithic Age Technology Homo Sapiens

Scientists Search for Human Origins Prehistory- 5000 years ago Artifacts- are human made objects such as jewelry and tools Culture-people’s unique way of life

Scientists Archeologist-uncover stories of prehistoric people Anthropologists-study people’s culture Paleontologist- study fossils in rocks

Early Man Hominids- humans and other creatures that walk upright Lucy- female skeleton 3.5 million years old Footprints in Africa 3.6 million years old

Old Stone Age Begins Paleolithic Age- 2.5 million to 8000 BC Oldest stone chopping tools Neolithic Age- 8000 to 3000 BC Polish stone tools Make pottery Grow crops/raise animals

Homo Habilis 2.5 million years ago Found in southern and eastern Africa Means man of skill Used tools

Homo Erectus Means “upright man” Knowledge of tools Skillful hunters Tools for digging, scraping and cutting First to migrate out of Africa First to use fire Language

Homo Sapiens Means “wise man” Neanderthal man- 200,000 to 30,000 Religious beliefs, rituals Lived in caves Cut up and skinned prey Survived ice age Flute 43,000 to 80,000 years Cave painting 35,000 years

Homo Sapiens Cro-Magnon 40,000 years ago Identical to modern humans 5 feet tall Migrated to Europe and Asia Hunting strategies Spoken language

Cave Paintings Argentina

Cave Painting Tassili n’Ajer, Algeria

Cave Painting Lascaux, France

Cave Paintings Appear in France (Europe) Algeria (Africa) Argentina (South America) Australia All show features of humans or animals or both Three basic colors, yellow, black, red