1. Understanding Our Origins: Where Did Humans Come From?

2. Two Theories of Human Origin
 Biblical Theory
Evolutionary Theory 
“Out of Africa” Theory

3. The First Known Humans Lived in the Paleolithic Age
“Stone Age”

4. Paleolithic/Stone Age
What was the lifestyle of the earliest humans?
Hunting, fishing, and gathering food
Things They Discovered/Invented
Stone or bone tools
Fire
Canoes and boats made of logs
Made clay pottery
Domesticated (tamed) animals
Jarrett page 47

5. Paleolithic/Stone Age
Humans are scientifically known as hominids.
Early hominids were nomadic.
Why would they have to have a nomadic lifestyle?
To have food, and survive, they had to follow the animals and move with the weather changes.
Hominid (Homínidos): Humans and other humanlike creatures that walk upright.
Nomadic (Nómada): People of a tribe who have no permanent location, but rather move along a route agreeable to the seasons and availability of food.

6. Neolithic Revolution (“neo” = New, “lithic” = Stone)
New Stone Age

7. Neolithic Revolution Began around 8,000BC
People learned how to grow food and how to herd (keep) animals.
Use of copper, bronze, and iron tools.
Began in Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, and the Americas.
Jarrett page 47
Use your noggin: Why did civilizations develop in these areas?

8. Neolithic Revolution Leads to Civilization
Benefits of Agriculture:
Takes less people to grow food so other artisan jobs develop: such as potters, weavers, metal workers, warriors, and priests.
People are no longer nomadic and cities start to develop.
Government develops in order to deal with so many people living close together.
Writing develops!!!
Social structure/class forms
Science and technology develop
Artisan (Artesano): A skilled worker who has a special job in the community.
“Technology” does NO require electricity. Technology are tools and creations that are used to carry out functions, thereby making life easier.
In one sentence summarize the importance of the Neolithic Revolution.

9. Culture What is it? A people’s unique way of life. Includes:
Language
Type of clothing
Type of homes
Family organization
System of government
Methods of obtaining food
Types of crafts
Music
Religious beliefs
Jarrett page 47
List some aspects of the American culture.

10. Characteristics of Civilizations
“What is a Civilization?” – 3mins
Characteristics of Civilizations
Cities
Religion
Government
CIVILIZATION
Technology
Written Records
Social
Structure

12. Early Neolithic Cities
One of the world’s oldest cities, located near the Dead Sea in the Middle East.
Mud & Mortar Homes.
About 70 dwellings.
Wall: 12ft high,
6ft wide
Jericho
The wall at Jericho is not only a testament to the building ability of ancient people, but also tells us a lot about their need for security and control over their society.

13. Early Neolithic Cities
The best preserved of the Neolithic cities.
Larger than Jericho.
Located in Turkey.
Mostly home dwellings and shrines of goddesses.
Farming areas
outside the city
gave them a
surplus of food.
Ḉatalhüyük
Ḉatalhüyük is a prime example of advanced human thinking where they plant and harvest more food than is necessary in order to store it for later, whether it be for emergency, catastrophe, or unforeseen growth in the population.

14. Check for Mastery
How did the earliest humans adapt to survive?
How did developments in the Neolithic Revolution period impact early human history?
How would you define “civilization”?
How did food surpluses benefit the city of Ḉatalhüyük?
People were ranked in a social structure. What factor usually decided your rank in society?