1. Early Humans Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved. Essential Question: What is the impact of geography on the following? Human Settlement and Migration Spread of ideas / cultural diffusion

2. 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

3. 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.

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

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

6. Road to the Agricultural Revolution Paleolithic to Neolithic Era Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

7. Prehistory Prehistoric or Prehistory – refers to the time before the advancement of writing.

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. MANKIND 1

14. The Five Features of a Civilization Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

15. Advanced Cities In order to be considered a city it must have: –1. Large population –2. Must be a center of TRADE

16. Complex Institutions Institution – a long lasting pattern of organization in a community such as –Government –Religion –Economy

17. Technology New tools and techniques that solve problems and make life easier

18. Specialized Workers Specialized means someone has the skills to do a specific kind of work

19. Record Keeping Must have a developed system of writing so the people can: –Record business –Write a set of laws –Priests can record rituals and dates

20. Pneumonic Device Ants –Advanced Cities Can’t –Complex Institutions (government, religion) Take –Technology Slick –Specialized workers Rice –Record Keeping

21. MANKIND Pt 2

22. Pictures Cited Slide 3 – http://www.davidmacd.com/images/new_york/100_7303_busy_broadway.jpg Slide 4 – http://studentwebs.coloradocollege.edu/~c_belle/religion.jpg, http://www.nationwideshelving.com/images/shelving_storage_products/shelving_by_industry/gove rnment_ http://studentwebs.coloradocollege.edu/~c_belle/religion.jpg Slide 5 – clipart Slide 6 – http://www.uwm.edu/People/closs/images/firefighters1024_768.jpg Slide 7 – http://www.barrattschapel.org/images/museumpicts/journal.jpg

23. Pictures Cited Slide 2 - http://cavemanchemistry.com/ch120slides/graphics/cartoon/7.png Slide 3 - http://raconter.net/img/write.jpg Slide 4 - http://www.accd.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/Paleohorse3.jpg Slide 5 - http://youth.crosspointelive.org/uploaded_images/bonfire-748725.jpg Slide 6 - http://www.svf.uib.no/sfu/blombos/Artefact_Review1_Images/images/Bigbifacials-&-scrapers.jpg Slide 7 - clipart Slide 8 - http://www.sewerhistory.org/images/w/wam/moh_wam14.jpg

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