1. Focus 9/7
Early Humans, according to archeologists, developed in east Africa and migrated. People began as hunters and gatherers searching for food on order to survive. They had no organized government and lived in what is known as the state of nature.
Points for Discussion: How do archeologists study early humans?
Critical Lens: Archeologists depend on artifacts to study early humans.
Term to Know: migrate

2. HUMAN LIFE BEGINS
Archaeologists like Mary Leaky believe human life began in the Great Rift Valley of Africa.

3. AFRICA
Where is east Africa?

4. PREHISTORY
Prehistory is a time before written records.

5. Paleolithic Age
Earliest period of human history

6. Paleolithic Age
Early people were nomads

7. Paleolithic Age Religion
- early people were polytheistic (believed in many gods)
- buried their dead with great care
- cave paintings were often religious

8. NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION
Neolithic Revolution was the start of farming and the domestication of animals.

9. Neolithic Revolution
People stop being nomads and begin settling in villages.
Start of civilization
Early civilizations started in river valleys

10. Paleolithic Age vs. Neolithic Age
Explain the difference between the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age.
Neolithic Revolution
- Paleolithic Age

11. Neolithic Age
Early civilizations began in north east Africa and the Middle East.