Human Origins SOL Terms for Review

Homo sapiens Emerged in Africa between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago Migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas.

Homo sapiens

Thinking man Modern man Nomadic Began making tools out of stone.

Nomadic migrate Moved from place in search of food, water, shelter Hunters & Gatherers

Paleolithic Were nomadic Invented the first simple tools weapons Learned how to make fire Lived in clans Developed oral language Created “cave art” Old Stone Age

Agricultural Revolution Women gathering fruits and vegetables realized they could plant seeds and grow food Paleolithic people began farming

Domesticated process where animals become accustomed to human control. animals are tamed for food or work are called livestock or farm animals.

Neolithic Developed agriculture Domesticated animals Used advanced tools Settled Made pottery Developed weaving skills New Stone Age

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Culture A people’s unique way of life Includes religion, language and government

Artifacts Human made objects Examples –Tools –Jewelry –Weapons

Fossils preserved remains or traces, such as footprints, of animals, plants, and other organisms

study past cultures by locating and analyzing – human remains –Fossils –artifacts. Archaeologists

Carbon Dating Archeologists apply scientific tests Discover the dates in which fossils and artifacts originated Measure the amount of C 14 remaining in an object

Construction began in the Stone Age and was completed in the Bronze Age Archeological Site in Southern England Stonehenge

Bronze Age People began using this stronger material rather than stone

The Start of Cities led to

Ur Sumerian City State First city EVER Neolithic City