The Stone Ages and Early Cultures The Paleolithic Era Ancient Civilizations Mr. Hollingsworth’s World History

Alabama Course of Study EExplain how artifacts and other archaeological findings provide evidence of the nature and movement of prehistoric groups of people. Identify terms used to describe characteristics of early societies and family structures.

Today’s Learning Targets II can define the vocabulary terms specific to this region and time. II can evaluate the conclusion of anthropologists on the discovery of early hominids.

Warm-up Questions  What are items that are modified to accomplish a task called? tools  What are the earliest modified items? Sharpened stones

Warm-up Questions  What was used to give more leverage to these items? Wooden handles

Reading Check Questions  What can ancient bones tell us about human ancestors? About human development and early human physical appearances  How was Homo erectus different from Homo habilis? Homo erectus walked completely upright. Homo habilis did not.

Reading Check Questions  How did tools improve during the Old Stone Age? People learned to use flint to make tools and to attach wooden handles to the tools.

Scientists Study Remains  ___ was invented about 5,000 years ago. ___ discovered bones in 1959 in East ___. Writing / Leakey / Africa  These bones was the remains an ___ of early humans. It was a ___. ancestor / hominid

Scientists Study Remains  In ___, Johanson found more bones that he called ___. He could tell she ___ on two legs / Lucy / walked  In ___, White found bones as old as ___ ___ years / 4.4 million

Hominids and Early Humans  In 1960, ___ found ___ remains he called ___ ___, or “handy man.” Leakey / hominid / Homo habilis  1.5 million years ago ___ ___ (upright man) appeared in Africa. Homo erectus

Hominids and Early Humans  The first humans are called ___ ___ (___ ___). Homo sapiens / “wise man”

Stone Age Tools  The time of the first humans is called the ___ ___. It is further divided into three periods: ___, ___, and ___ Eras. Stone Age / Paleolithic / Mesolithic / Neolithic

Today’s Learning Targets II can define the vocabulary terms specific to this region and time. II can evaluate the conclusion of anthropologists on the discovery of early hominids