1. Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations (to c. 600 B.C.E)
Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth

2. Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
Overview:
Big Geography: Global Nature of World History
Paleolithic period: human migration from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas
Early humans: mobile & creative in adaptation to different geographical settings (ex. savanna, desert, Ice Age tundra)
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3. Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
Overview continued..:
Anthropologists comparison with modern hunter-foragers: infer egalitarian bands
Human technology varied and sophisticated

4. Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
I. Archeological evidence: during Paleolithic era, hunting-foraging bands gradually migrated from East Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas, adapting technology and cultures to new climate regions.

5. Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
A. Humans developed increasingly diverse and sophisticated tools- including multiple uses of fire- as they adapted to new environments. Examples include:

6. Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
Continued examples:

7. Key Concept 1.1. Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth
B. People lived in small groups that structured social, economic, and political activity. These bands exchanged people, ideas, and goods. Examples include: