1. Bell work Copy the following vocabulary on a sheet of paper
Paleolithic – relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age
Nomads – people who move from place to place as a group to find food for themselves
Technology – an ability gained by the practical use of knowledge
Ice Age – a time when glaciers covered much of the land

2. How do people adapt to the environment?
Essential Question
How do people adapt to the environment?

3. Paleolithic Man
Early Humans were called hunter-gatherer, because they hunted and gathered wild animals and plants.
Early Humans lived in groups called bands.
Early Humans were nomads, because they moved from place to place.

4. Paleolithic Man
They migrated or moved from place to place to find new food sources.
Early humans lived in caves and natural structures
Early humans created technology such as ax’s, digging tools, harpoons, and fire to make life easier.
Early humans worshiped things in nature as their religion.

5. Pictograph: Petroglyph: Painting on a surface like a cave wall.
Design carved into rock or other surface.

6. Kentucky
Rock Art

7. Cave of Lascaux, France Discovered by four boys in 1940.
Caves are filled with pictographs and petroglyphs of hundreds of animals.
Cave of Lascaux, France

8. Why did they paint the cave? What do the paintings mean?
Just the animals that were around at that time.
Instructions on how to hunt or not to hunt.
The cave was used for religious ceremonies.
Painting were for good luck in hunting.
PowerPoint created by Amy J McCray, WKU Anthropology Undergrad

9. Create Your Own Cave Drawing
Draw your own cave drawing using the whole page of paper.
Remember that it should be a rough sketch of an animal and cannot include colors early humans would not have had

10. Bellwork Copy down the following vocabulary
1. domesticate – to adapt an animal to living with humans for the advantage of humans
2. Neolithic Age – relating to the lastest period of the Stone Age
3. Systematic Agriculture – the organized growing of food on a regular schedule
4. shrine – place where people worship
5. Specialization – the act of training for a particular job
6. Bronze Age – the period in ancient human culture where people began to make and use bronze
7. monarchy – a government whose ruler inherits the position from a parent

11. The Neolithic Age began around 8000 B.C., at the end of the
last Ice Age, and lasted until about 4000 B.C.
• During the Neolithic Age, farming began to replace hunting
and gathering. People also tamed animals. The move to
settled farming is known as the Agricultural Revolution.
• An increased supply of food made it possible for people to
settle in villages.
• People were able to take up jobs other than farming.

12. At the end of the Neolithic Age, people discovered that mixing copper and tin formed bronze, which was stronger than copper alone.
• Between 3000 and 1200 B.C., the use of bronze spread. This time is known as the Bronze Age.
• Four great river valley civilizations emerged during the Bronze Age— Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China.
• Each of these early civilizations developed cities and formed governments.
• Religion began to play a more important role in society. Societies were divided into social classes. Writing systems were invented, and art grew more complex.