1. Checkpoint Objective:
Review where archaeologists have found evidence of human origins in Africa.
Review time dating vocabulary.
Number your ½ sheet 1 -7
Put your name in the RIGHT corner and give it a title
Wait for further instructions.

2. Checkpoint #6 pass out red pens write out your answers – Not just ABCD
1. What is the most important part of the discovery made in 1974 that pertains to “Lucy”?
How old the fossils were c. That she walked in an upright position
The location of the fossils d. She was female
2. What is the best description for the term “prehistoric”? – 6.7
Very old c. Before writing was invented
Ancient d. Golden Age
3. What makes prehistoric research a much more difficult task than that of a historian researching events that occurred during WWII?
The lack of written records. C. Less information to work with at their disposal.
Conclusions can not be as direct. D. All of the above.

3. Checkpoint #6 What is the vocab meaning “around, not quite sure”?
What time period vocab word is year ?
Prehistory and Ancient History are examples of which vocab?
Vocab Word Bank: Century BC/BCE AD/CE Era Circa Decade

4. Checkpoint #6
7. Use the map and identify which continent has the earliest confirmed and recorded human fossil remains? – 6.1 A B X Y X A Y B

5. Today’s Objectives
Explain how people adapted to their environment.

6. 2.5 million years ago – c. 3,000 B.C. Origins of early man
The Stone Age
2.5 million years ago – c. 3,000 B.C.
Origins of early man

7. What is an Age?
An age can be defined as a period in history based on the most advanced tools that were being used at the time.
Stone age – man used stone tools
Bronze age – man used bronze tools
Iron age – man used iron tools
Which of these ages are we currently part of?
Iron Age

8. Not all ages are based on the tools
Ice age
Time period where the earth was covered in ice.
Golden age
Time period where a civilizations is at the height of its existence
Dark age
Time period where we don’t know much about the events that transpired

9. Match the age with the description
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Dark Age
Golden Age
Ice Age
Dork Age b
Time when earth was covered in ice
Stone tools were available
Not much is known about the events
Time period you’re currently in
Bronze tools were available
Time of great achievement
Time when iron tools were being used e g c f a d

10. Stone Age
As stated earlier the Stone Age refers to a time period where stone tools were being used by early hominids.
What’s a hominid?
It’s usually considered a bipedal form of human
The first hominids to use tools is thought to be “Homo Habilis”
“Homo Habilis” mean the handy man.
When did it start?
About 2.5 million years ago
A little more about hominids: BrainPop – Human Evolution
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11. Different Stone Age eras
The Stone Age can be broken down into 3 different eras, or time periods.
Paleolithic – the old stone age
Mesolithic – the middle stone age
Neolithic – the new stone age
What do all 3 ages have in common?
During this time period man used stone tools

12. Word of advice, Durk…It’s the Mesolithic period…we’ve domesticated the dog, we’re using stone tools, and….Nobody’s naked anymore

14. So what happened during the “Stone Age”?
circa 2.5million -12,000 B.C.

15. So what else happened during the “Stone Age”?
Man Migrated throughout the world

16. When did “Homo Sapien” first migrate to America?
Between 15,000-12,000 years ago

17. Stone Age song: Horrible histories

18. Finish by Wednesday: Need to Know Writing: Humans Origins in Africa
Prompt:
Rubric:
Where were some sites in Africa where archaeologists and historians have found evidence of the origins of modern human beings? Describe what they found. Cite the text for evidence of your answers.
Score
Development 4
Well-chosen evidence to develop topic
Explains all evidence
Clear understanding of the topic 3
Adequately develops topic
Adequately explains evidence
Demonstrates understanding of topic 2
Not enough evidence
Repetitive evidence
Understands some of the topic 1
Irrelevant or no evidence
Only personal knowledge
Does not understand the topic