1. Social Studies
Essential UNIT Question: How did geography influence the development of the Eastern hemisphere?

2. DO-NOW:
Place Homework in portfolio;
Update Table of Contents;

3. Focus Question:
How did the early humans use the geography to their advantage?

4. Early Human Life:
The earliest people lived in East Africa and travelled in small groups to hunt animals and gather plants for food; life was unpredictable and often difficult;
We call these early humans “hunter-gatherers”;
They also gathered plants for use as medicine;
They shaped tools out of stone and bone;
They used fire for warmth, visibility at night;
This period is known as the Stone Age or the Paleolithic Era. (70,000 ago to about 12,000 ago).

5. Early Human Development:
Eating meat and other protein helped grow brain size.
When standing upright, early humans were vulnerable to attack;
Vital organs (heart, kidneys, liver, genitals, etc.) were exposed to predators, rivals, and enemies;
Tool-making & weapon-making became essential to survival and protection of self and group;
Sharp knife-like stone tools helped to debone or remove the flesh from dead animals for consumption.

6. Early Human Culture: Hunter-gatherers decorated their tools;
They drew paintings on rocks and cave walls;
The drawings were of early human events, like hunting parties, religious occasions, and animals in the wild.

7. Early Human Technology:
Over time, hunter-gatherers developed better hunting tools and shelters;
Special tools, such as bows and arrows and spears could be thrown from great distances to ensure safety of hunting party;
Camp fire brought people together to share their knowledge, develop language and
tell stories;

8. Homework #13:
Have your parent sign the Geography Test; please return test to school. Read pages in your textbook; On a separate sheet of loose-leaf paper, answer questions 1-5 on page 35 of your textbook. Define the highlighted words in the glossary of your notebook. Due: Next meeting of class

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