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Warm up
Early Humans
The 3 A’s Archaeology: Study of
past societies through what people left behind.
Artifacts: Objects made my humans
Anthropology: Study of human life and culture.
What is culture?
How do they date things? Radiocarbon dating!
How Humans Developed Hominid– Humanlike creature
that walks upright. Australopithecus- Type of
hominid
Human Development
Homo Habilis – meaning “Handy Human”. ◦Used stone tools ◦2.5-1.6 million years ago
Homo erectus- meaning “upright man”◦The first hominid to leave
Africa◦1.8 million to 100,000 years
ago.
Human DevelopmentHomo Sapiens- meaning
“Wise human”◦Showed rapid brain growth! ◦Mastered fire
Descendants of homo Sapiens ◦Neanderthals
Made clothes from animal skins Buried their dead
◦Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Homo Sapiens Sapiens “Wise, Wise human” Anatomy similar to us todayTheories
◦“Out of Africa” theory Spread out of Africa and replaced earlier hominids
◦“Multiregional Model” Development to homo sapiens sapiens occurred in
different locations.
Further Development
Neanderthals die out!◦Why?
Spread of humans was a slooooow process.
We all belong to the same subgroup of humans.
Ticket out the doorIf you were transported back to
millions of years ago, what type of hominid would you want to be and why? You cannot pick Homo Sapiens Sapiens.
Early Humans Continued!
Warm upWhat is a civilization? Describe what you believe to be
all the key characteristics of a full functioning civilization!
PicturesObserve the pictures – write
down what you see AND any comments you may have.
The Paleolithic AgePaleolithic Age – Early period of
human history where stone tools were used.
Neolithic Revolution!Grab a text book and work
through the guided reading on the Neolithic Revolution.
Be prepared to discuss and answer questions about this topic!
Ticket out the door Extended question #23 on p. 71