History’s and Humanity’s Beginnings History begins in “____.” Time before people developed writing The earliest humanlike creatures emerged in “____.”

What are the earliest humanlike creatures? _________: Appeared in _____ 4.4 million years ago. Group of human beings and the humanlike creatures that preceded them

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How do we know about Hominids? Through Science! ___________: Studies _______– “What makes humans human?”

How else do we know about Hominids? __________: Study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts

_______________ Method used to determine the age of __________. All living things have ___________. Using the half-life of Carbon 14, we can determine the approximate age of the specimen.

What do these artifacts tell you about the people that used them? _____________ Objects made and used by humans What do these artifacts tell you about the people that used them?

_____________ Ex: Lascaux, ________ – 17,300 years old (Paleolithic) Early man ground colored minerals into powder which they probably mixed with animal fat to create paint. For brushes they might have used moss, fur, or human hair

Earliest Prehistory Finds In 1974, a 3.2 million year old hominid ______ was found and named “_____”. First skeletal remains of an ________human. Lucy’s bones

Label it!

What Lucy probably looked like:

Hominid Groups… Hominids are divided into three species: Homo-______ “Person with ability”. Lived ~2-1.5mil yrs ago. Homo-________ “Person who walks upright.” Lived ~1.5mil yrs ago. “Person who thinks.” Emerged 100,000-400,000 yrs ago in Africa. http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/species.htm

But wait!...There’s more! Homo _______ Homo  Human Naledi  ______

Homo naledi

Impact of Geography on Early Humans Series of _______ Long period of Cold Climates when _______ would spread out from the North and South Poles. How do you think this impacted Hominids?

_______: a slowly moving mass or river of _____ formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow

Impact of Geography on Early Humans >Ice Age Climate at high latitudes forced __________ towards middle latitudes. >Forced __________ for warmth. >Sea Levels dropped as ice was formed exposing __________ between continents.

Land Bridges (Ex: __________) Label it!

Latitude (-) and Longitude (I)

Label it! Latitude (______) Longitude (________) Latitude’s got an attitude… Longitude, So long dude! Longitude (________) Label it!

Prime Meridian – Greenwich, UK

Base Group Discussion: What is culture? What culture(s) do you belong to? Describe your culture(s). How do you KNOW this is what your culture is like?

Rise of Culture __________________ Some evidence of culture Clothing Language Belief systems (Ex: religion) Art Literature Music

AND SO HISTORY BEGINS… LET'S GO!!!

Focusing in on history. Let’s begin in the __________! 3.4 million years long (Ended between 6000-2000 BCE)

The Stone Age Era when stone tools dominated Divided into three sub-sets of time _________

______________ Old Stone Age (Paleo: old; Lithic: stone) 2 million years ago to 12,000 BCE. First tools!

How did they live in the Paleolithic Age? _____________ Survival depended on the availability of wild plants and animals ________: Migrated in search of food, water, shelter

How did they live in the Paleolithic Age? Used tools Begin to use fire Lived in clans _______ first emerges Developed ______________ Created ______

_____________in Paleolithic Age Emerge in East Africa 100,000-400,000 years ago Latin roots: Homo -> Human Sapiens -> ______

Neolithic Age New Stone Age (Neo: New; Lithic: Stone) 8,000BCE-5,000BCE _______________ (Neolithic England)

Superhenge!

____________(Neolithic Age) Usually accepted as subset of Homo Sapiens Remains discovered in 1850s in the _______, Germany. 5’6” tall; stocky bodies with thick bones, necks, and wide shoulders. Neanderthal Skull – Modern Human Skull on Left on Right

Neanderthal Culture Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers (clans) __________(Evidence: gravesites with flowers)

__________________ People begin to shift from hunting and gathering to ________ agriculture _____________ of plants and animals

Technological Advances of the Neolithic Revolution Farming advances: Use of ____ and oxen team to pull it Use of manure as __________ Use of looms for __________ linen/wool __________

Impact of Agricultural Revolution Increase of steady food supply Increase in population Increase in settled farming communities What comes next?

____________ Base group discussion: What is civilization? What does civilization look like? How is civilization established? Is civilization good for humans? (Why/why not?)

A look ahead: Rise of Civilizations

Three Early Examples Çatalhöyük Aleppo Jericho Label it!

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