1. UNIT 6 - Early Humans By: Brandon Turner and Xavier Carter

2. Vocabulary Hominid - An early ancestor of humans that developed in Africa. Paleolithic Era - The first part of the stone age. Hunter-gatherers - Early humans who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, nuts to survive. Land bridge - A strip of land connecting two continents.

3. Vocabulary part 2 Mesolithic Era - The middle stone age. Neolithic Era - The new stone age. Domestication - The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans. Megaliths - Huge stones, used as monuments. Agriculture - Farming.

4. Different types of hominids Australopithecus - (southern ape), first developed hominid. Homo Sapien Sapiens - Modern humans. Homo Erectus - (Upright man), appeared in Africa, 1.5-2 million years ago. Homo Habilis - (Handy Man), used early stone tools. Homo Sapiens - (Wise Man), migrated around the world. Neanderthals - found in Neander Valley, Germany. Killed off by Homo Sapien Sapiens.

5. ERA’S Paleolithic Era - First stone age, people lived in clans of up to 20-30, made cave art. Mesolithic Era -The middle stone age, settled in community, smaller tools, pottery, and the bow and arrow began. Neolithic Era - The new stone age, agriculture and weaving began, domesticated animals, pottery used for storage, and used smaller stone tools.

6. Forced migration VS. Voluntary migration Forced migration is when someone/something is forced to leave. Like if there was a fire or flood they must leave and look for a new place to live. Voluntary migration is when someone/something volunteers to leave to try and find a new, better, and improved place to live, if their community or village is low on food or needs better weather. We learned about Ancient China, India, Rome, and Greece. These ancient civilization migrated and captured other areas to live.

7. Contributions Paleolithic Era-stone tools, control of fire and languages Mesolithic Era-more advanced tools, domestication and pottery Neolithic Era-more advanced tools, weaving, farming, agriculture and pottery