1. Early Humans
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2. Australopithecines 1st to grow the opposable thumb
First humanlike creature to walk upright

3. Homo Habilis “Man of Skill”
Traits
million BC
Brain size = 700 cubic cm
Achievements
Made tools from lava rock
Use tools to cut meat and crack bones

4. Homo Erectus “Upright Man”
Traits
,000 million BC
More intelligent and adaptable
Brain size 1,000 Cubic cm
Achievements
Used intelligence to develop technology

5. Neanderthal Traits Achievements 200,000 – 30,000 BC
Brain size 1,450 cubic cm
Powerfully built
Heavy slanted eyebrows
Achievements
First to have ritual burials
Tried to control and explain the world

6. Cro Magnons Traits Achievements Identical skeleton to modern humans
Studied animals’ habits
Planned their hunts
Advanced skill in spoken language
Created art

7. How it all began…
Homo Sapiens (modern humans) appeared in Africa 100,000 to 400,000 years ago.
Then migrated to
Europe
Asia
Australia
The Americas

8. How did they find their food?
Early human societies met their needs by hunting animals and gathering other foods like edible plants.
These hunters and gatherers were also known as nomads.

9. Nomads
Nomads: People who depend on wild plants and animals to survive. They followed where the food supply went and gathered seeds and nuts.

10. HUMAN LIFE IS SPLIT INTO
TWO PERIODS!
TO BE CONTINUED…

11. Road to the Agricultural Revolution
Paleolithic to Neolithic Era
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13. Prehistory
Prehistoric or Prehistory – refers to the time before the advancement of writing.

14. Paleolithic Era Paleolithic Era also means Old Stone Age.
The Paleolithic or old stone age began 2 million years go.

15. Paleolithic Era Homo Sapiens during this period were: Nomads
The first to make simple tools and weapons.
Make cave art
Master the use of Fire.
Develop a language
Living in clans

16. Neolithic Era Neolithic Era also means the new stone age.
Homo Sapiens during this period:
Developed agriculture
Domesticated animals
Used advanced tools like spears
Developed weaving skills

17. The Agricultural Revolution
The Neolithic Age is sometimes called the Agricultural Age
Nomads turned to Farmers
They learned to domesticate (tame) animals
They learned to farm their food

18. What did it all lead to?
All of these developments led to the rise of settlements and agriculture.
This advanced homo sapiens towards civilization.