Friday – October 4, 2013 Mr. Lombardi Do Now: Read the Paleo Diet handout. Do you think this is a good diet? Why or why not? *DO NOT WRITE ON THE DO NOW HANDOUT!* Aim: How did the Paleolithic Age contribute to the advancement of Human culture?

Human Origins

Copy the following words/definitions into your notebook: 1.Homo Sapiens – The primate species to which modern humans belong. 2.Fossil – remain or trace of an organism of a past age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, preserved in the earth's crust. 3.Nomads – A group of people who have no permanent home and move (according to the seasons) from place to place in search of food, water, and land. 4.Paleolithic Age – “Old Stone Age”. The time before the Agricultural Revolution when humans were less advanced. 5.Neolithic Revolution – “New Stone Age”. The time period of and after the Agricultural Revolution when people settled in one place and domesticated plants/animals.

Paleolithic Age Cartoons with a partner… 1.Analyze and interpret each cartoon. – Write a brief summary of what each cartoon is about. 2.Answer the ten questions on the reverse side.

1.Is is true that “Geico is so easy a caveman can do it”? Why or why not? 2.How about for a Homo Sapien? Explain.

Summary How did the Paleolithic Age contribute to the advancement of Human culture?

What we know about the Paleolithic Age. Time period Shelter Food Social Organization Technology Art Religion

Regents Prep

1. Which example best represents a primary source? (1) a 20th-century novel about events leading up to the French Revolution (2) film footage taken during the liberation of Nazi concentration camps (3) an interview with an expert on the fall of the Roman Empire (4) a lecture on the impact of the African slave trade on South America