Ancient & Medieval History

Origin Theories The Big Bang Theory - evolution Creation Theories - Judeo-Christian view - Apache Creation Myth

What is time? Understanding ‘time’ is very important when studying history. Timelines are a useful visual tool for placing events in order.

Personal Timelines Create a timeline of your life (15 min) If you finish early you can skim through the textbook Bothering the people around you is not a good choice.

Human Evolution

Human Evolution The Stone Age Named as such because human ancestors began using stone tools 3 sub ages Paleolithic – 2 million BCE to 10,000 BCE Mesolithic – 10,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE Neolithic – 8,000 BCE to 5,000 BCE

Human Evolution Our Ancestors? Homo Habilis (handy man) Homo Erectus (upright man) Homo Sapiens Neanderthalis Homo Sapiens (man who thinks)

35,000 years ago Homo sapiens sapiens & Neanderthals began using conscious planning. Social organization Living in groups, creating ‘homes’ Began to understand that cooperation helps with survival Hunting Considered the first specialized skill

35,000 years ago Tool making Huge step forward Made many tasks easier and less time consuming Tools became specialized All this meant that early man had more time to do other things.

The Neolithic Revolution A change from hunting and gathering to food producing Grain Domestication of animals The ‘first’ known village was Jericho (8000 BCE) Trade Governments Civilization