Transcript Early Humans - gambillapwh

Paleolithic Humans &
The Neolithic Revolution
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Prehistory
 Prehistory is all history
before written history.
 If it’s not written down, then
how do we know it
happened?
 How do you know that
dinosaurs existed?
Archaeology & Anthropology
 Archaeologists study
artifacts: the objects that get
left behind.
 Anthropologists study
artifacts and fossils to find
out about the people who
created the objects.
 What does this picture tell
you about the people who
made this object?
Simulation
 You are on an expedition in 3042 with a
team of archeologists and
anthropologists.
 You uncover:
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A room full of skeletons, all sitting around a
strange large black box. They are all facing
one side of the box.
One man has a strange rectangular object
in his hand. What do you think it is? What
would you guess?
Simulation continued
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A giant building was uncovered.
It appears that the people had these big meetings of men in
strange outfits.
The men would line up in a 2 rows across from each other.
There would be 1 key speaker (Head) in behind the row
speaking to the row of people across from him.
2 men (one on each side) would be on the ends of the row to
protect the Head from outside forces entering the row.
At the end of the meeting area (on both sides) are these strange
metal things pointing upward towards the gods.
What is this? What’s going on?
Paleolithic People
 Paleo = old
 Lithic = stone age
 Paleolithic = old stone age
 Paleolithic people used simple stone
tools at first. Later, they invented the
spear, followed by the bow and arrow.
They also created harpoons and fishing
hooks.
Hunter-Gatherers
 Paleolithic people were nomads.
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Nomads are people who wander; they
don’t live in one place all the time. They
move to follow their food – animals and
plants.
 Men and women had different roles
when it came to finding food.
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Men did most of the hunting (animals), and
women did most of the gathering (plants).
Hunter-Gatherers
 Eventually, a type of human called
Homo erectus learned to start
intentional fires.
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Before they learned to set fires on
purpose, humans had to rely on things
like lightning to make fire.
This helped humans survive through the
Ice Ages.
Early Artists
 This painting is in a cave in
Lascaux, France.
 What does it tell you about
the people who painted it?
 Assignment: Create your
own cave drawing that
represents you, your culture,
your family, your life. Keep it
basic. You may research
Cave Drawings for ideas.
 You have 10 Minutes!
The Neolithic Revolution
 Neo = new
 Lithic = stone age
 Neolithic = new stone age
 The Neolithic Revolution was the transition from a food
gathering society to a food producing society.
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Humans settled down to grow their food instead of following
it.
The Revolution was a totally new way of living: from huntergatherers to agriculture.
The invention of agriculture
changed the way people lived.
 Agriculture (Farming)
 Growth of Cities
 Division of Labor
(Specialization)
 Trade
 Writing and Math
What makes a civilization?
 cities
 division of labor
 government
 writing
 religion
 art
Geography influenced the
development of river valley
civilizations.
Honors Homework!
 Go to the Wiki and Print off your
homework assignment (under
assignments) Use your notes from
today and the Internet if you need more
help. If you don’t have access to a
printer, you may create your own version
of the document.