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Resources VideosMap Before We Ruled the Earth 53 minsBefore We Ruled the Earth Kennewick Man 25 minsKennewick Man Mysteries of Cave Art 18 minsMysteries of Cave Art Vocabulary Teacher presentation List Fill-in the blank list – student version Left Side Assignments Science & Technology

Geography I.Ice Ages A.Ended about 10,000 years ago B.Ocean level dropped and exposed a land bridge 1.Allowed people to migrate around the world 2.Africa to Asia 3.Southwest Asia and Europe 4.Northern Asia to North America 5.North America down to South America C.Forced people to migrate & adapt to new environments

Religion I.First human religions A.Believed developed during the Old Stone Age B.Graves included food and artifacts II.As populations grew people gathered to perform religious ceremonies (New Stone Age) A.Megaliths B.Believed in gods and goddesses associated with four elements: air, water, fire, and earth C.Prayed to ancestors

Society & Culture I.Society – community of people who share a common culture A.Early humans lived in small groups B.Hunter-gatherers 1.Men hunted in groups 2.Women collected plants and took care of children

Society & Culture II.Farming (Neolithic Revolution) Changes Societies A.With survival more certain, people could focus on activities other than finding food B.Began to build permanent settlements C.Populations grew D.Shift from food gathering to food producing Agriculture allowed for an advanced society to develop

Science & Technology I.Prehistory – time before writing was invented A.Hominid – early ancestor of humans B.Bones found in Africa – 3 to 4.4 million years old II.Stone Ages – divided into three periods based on types of tools used A.Paleolithic Era – “Old Stone Age” 1.Tools a.Used to process food b.Sharpened stones – choppers c.Hand ax d.Spear e.Increased chances for survival

Science & Technology 2.Language – developed to improve communication 3.Art a.Carved figures out of stone, ivory and bone b.Painted and carved images on cave wall 1.Teach religious beliefs 2.Express themselves 3.Teach hunting practices 4.Clothing – animal skins sewn together

Science & Technology 5.Shelter – provided protection from the cold 1.Caves 2.Pit houses 3.Tents made of animal skins 4.Permanent structures made of wood, stone, clay, or animal bones (where wood was scarce)

Science & Technology B.Mesolithic Era – “Middle Stone Age” 1. More complex tools a. fish hooks & spears b. bow & arrow c. canoes d. pottery e. pets

Science & Technology C.Neolithic Era “New Stone Age” 1.Tools a. saws & drills b. made fire 2.Learned to plant seeds & grow crops – agriculture 3.Domestication of plants & animals 1.Food, clothing, carrying loads, etc. Agriculture changed human society forever!