1. Early Humans
Chapter 1
Lesson 1

2. Archaeology & Anthropology
Archaeology - The study of past societies through analysis of what people left behind
Tools, weapons, art, buildings
Anthropology - The study of human life and culture.
Culture includes what people wear, how they organize their society, and what they value
Use artifacts and human fossils (leaf imprint or skeleton)

3. Dating Artifacts and Fossils
Radiocarbon dating
Radioactive carbon, or C-14
Microscopic and biological analyses
Blood, hairs, and plant tissues left on tools and weapons

4. Early Development Hominid Homo habilis (Handy human)
Humanlike creature that walked upright
Called Australopithecus or “southern ape”
Eastern and Southern Africa
Homo habilis (Handy human)
Used stone tools
Homo erectus (upright human)
First hominid to leave Africa

5. Homo Sapiens Sapiens “Wise, wise human” Mastered Fire
“Out-of-Africa” theory
Replacing populations of earlier hominids in Europe and Asia
Encountered Neanderthals (later died out)
2-3 miles in a whole generation

6. The Paleolithic Age (2,500,000 BC – 10,000 BC)
Old Stone Age
People used simple tools
Hunter and gatherer
Hunted buffalo, horses, bison, and reindeer
Gathered wild nuts, berries, fruits, wild grains, and green plants
 Fish and shellfish 

8. Nomads - People who move from place to place to survive
Small groups of 20 or 30
Needed group cooperation
Both men and women were responsible for their survival
Women
Gathered berries, nuts, roots, and grains
Taught the children which foods were edible
Trapped small animals and kept the camp safe
Men
Travel far from camp to hunt herds of large animals

9. Fire/Ice Ages/Art Needed fire for colder climates
Gave warmth but kept wild animals away
Used fire to flush out wild pigs
Cook food
Ice age meant people can migrate across land bridges over water that never existed before
Cave Paintings