1. Early Human History

2. Studying the Historical Past
Historians: scholars who study and write about the past
What do we call the time period before written information?
How do we study this time period?

3. Prehistory Artifacts Anthropology Archaeology Objects made by humans
What are some examples of artifacts?
Anthropology
Study of the origins and development of people
Archaeology
Study of past people through their
remains

4. Human Migration
Homo sapiens sapiens first appeared in East Africa between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago
Hunters & Gatherers
Gradually expanded area of human settlement
New cultural development
Humans crossed the Bering Strait as far back as 35,000 Years Ago
By 10,000 BCE humans lived on every continent except Antarctica

5. Human Migration

6. Paleolithic Period Stone Age 2.5 Million Years ago – 10,000 Years Ago
Stone Tools
Control of Fire
Lived with kinship groups
Gods related to nature

7. Neolithic Revolution 10,000 YA (8000 BCE) Beginnings of Civilization
Agriculture
Pastoralism
Specialization of labor
Towns and cities
Government
Religion
Technological innovation

8. Earliest Civilizations
Mesopotamia
Nile River Valley
Huang He (Yellow) River Valley
Indus River Valley
Mesoamerica
Andes Mountains