1. Ancient & Medieval History

2. Origin Theories The Big Bang Theory - evolution Creation Theories
- Judeo-Christian view
- Apache Creation Myth

3. What is time?
Understanding ‘time’ is very important when studying history.
Timelines are a useful visual tool for placing events in order.

4. Personal Timelines Create a timeline of your life (15 min)
If you finish early you can skim through the textbook
Bothering the people around you is not a good choice.

6. Human Evolution

7. Human Evolution The Stone Age
Named as such because human ancestors began using stone tools
3 sub ages
Paleolithic – 2 million BCE to 10,000 BCE
Mesolithic – 10,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE
Neolithic – 8,000 BCE to 5,000 BCE

8. Human Evolution Our Ancestors? Homo Habilis (handy man)
Homo Erectus (upright man)
Homo Sapiens Neanderthalis
Homo Sapiens (man who thinks)

9. 35,000 years ago
Homo sapiens sapiens & Neanderthals began using conscious planning.
Social organization
Living in groups, creating ‘homes’
Began to understand that cooperation helps with survival
Hunting
Considered the first specialized skill

10. 35,000 years ago Tool making Huge step forward
Made many tasks easier and less time consuming
Tools became specialized
All this meant that early man had more time to do other things.

11. The Neolithic Revolution
A change from hunting and gathering to food producing
Grain
Domestication of animals
The ‘first’ known village was Jericho (8000 BCE)
Trade
Governments
Civilization