1. Paleolithic and Neolithic Man
Unit 1 AP World History

2. Agenda for today
1. Bell Ringer: What is one thing you want to learn this year? What is your learning style?
2. Expectations for the Class
Textbooks
3. Lecture: Paleolithic and Neolithic Man
Interpretation of Cave Paintings.
4. The Lemon Tree assignment information.
5. Paleolithic or Neolithic?
6. Map Activity: Spread of humans.
7. HW: Chapter 1 in Text.

3. The First Humans Homo Sapiens emerge 250,000 years ago.
Small clans develop, and every generation moves 2-3 miles.
World is populated around BCE
“Africa Theory”
All human development began in Africa, moved outward.

4. Hunter-Gatherer Societies
Paleo- Old Stone
Hunter-gatherers
Patterns develop
Form clans of 30
Moved frequently
Rough gender equality
Women stayed closer to camp, while men hunted.
Adapting was necessary for survival.

5. Neolithic Revolution 10000-4000 BCE
Food is produced instead of gathered.
Animals domesticated over time.
Settled into communities.
These were still relatively nomadic.

6. Growth of Farming Permanent settlements develop with better farming.
Catal Huyuk
Home placement
Food surplus leads to more time for leisure.
Polytheistic Religious traditions, “Mother Earth”.

7. Consequences
Settlement leads to trade, but also a need for protection.
Specialization of labor.
Men remained in the field, while women were relegated to household tasks.
Gender inequality develops.
Eventually, the patriarchal society and the need for protection would change the village.

8. Analyze the lifestyle of Paleolithic man, and how it differed from Neolithic man.

9. Turnitin.com AP World History Enrollment Codes and passwords
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