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Name: ________________________

6th Grade Social Studies

Day 1

Begin “Vocabulary for Archaeology & Early Man”

● Use notecards at the end of the packet

Day 2

Complete “Vocabulary for Archaeology & Early Man”

● Use notecards at the end of the packet

Day 3 Use PowerPoint to complete the following notes: Early Human Origins

Day 4 Use PowerPoint to complete the following notes: Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)

Day 5 Use PowerPoint to complete the following notes: Neolithic Era (New Stone Age)

Day 6 Use PowerPoint to complete the following notes: Archaeology

Day 7 Take “Early Man Vocabulary Quiz”

Day 8

Social Studies Skills: Reading Response Journal: Nomads

● Use 2nd page to fill in answers

Day 9

Social Studies Skills: Reading Response Journal: Climate Change


Day 10

Social Studies Skills: Reading Response Journal: Agricultural Revolution


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Vocabulary for Archaeology & Early Man

anthropologist (n)______________________________________________

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anthropology (n) ______________________________________________

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archaeologist (n) ______________________________________________

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archaeology (n) _______________________________________________

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artifact (n) ___________________________________________________

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dig (n)_______________________________________________________

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domesticate (v) _______________________________________________

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excavate (v)__________________________________________________

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excavation (n)________________________________________________

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fossils (n)___________________________________________________

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hearth (n)___________________________________________________

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kitchen midden (n)_____________________________________________

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Name __________________

Date ___________________

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Mesolithic (adj) _______________________________________________

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Neolithic (adj) ________________________________________________

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nomads (n) __________________________________________________

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Paleolithic (adj)_______________________________________________

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Radiocarbon dating (n) _________________________________________

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revolution (n)_________________________________________________

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specialization (n)______________________________________________

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technology (n)________________________________________________

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tools (n) ____________________________________________________

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mortar and pestle (n)___________________________________________

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flint (n) ______________________________________________________

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obsidian (n) __________________________________________________

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Early Man

Early Human Origins

• Scientists believe Homo Sapiens first emerged from ___________ between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago

• People of the Old Stone Age migrated from Asia to North America when a ________ ___________

emerged between the two continents

• Paleolithic humans were __________ and _____________ whose survival depended on the availability of wild plants and animals

• Early man created new hunting techniques, tools, and better clothing to fit his surroundings

• Climate had the greatest impact on the human need for ______________

• Two adaptations to a cold climate

o __________ o Animal skin _____________

• Paleolithic adaptations to environment

o Migrating to find _________ o _________________ nearby plants and berries

Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)

• The period of history before events were recorded in writing were known as “______________”

• The Old Stone Age was called the _________________ Age (or Paleolithic Period)

• The Paleolithic Period featured simple _________ tools

• Old Stone Age people moved from ____________ to ____________ in search of new food sources and supplies

• Paleolithic man lived a ____________ lifestyle

• People who moved from place to place in search of food are called _____________

• Typical hunter-gatherer societies were small, nomadic __________ of people

• Hunter-gatherer societies developed where _____________ were plentiful

• Paleolithic man usually lived on plants and animals that were located near __________

• Hunter-gatherers during the Paleolithic Era learned how to make and use ________

• Fire helped Paleolithic man extend their habitat to ____________ latitudes and climates

• Fire helped Paleolithic man temper metal tools

• Fire protected Paleolithic man from ______________

• Fire helped Paleolithic man venture into dark environments such as _________

• Paleolithic man created ________ ______

• Materials used during the Paleolithic Age to create jewelry

o ___________ o ___________

• Paleolithic Era

o o o o o o

Neolithic Era (New Stone Age)

• The New Stone Age was called the ___________________ Era (or Neolithic Period)

• The New Stone Age was characterized by the establishment of ______________ villages

• The Neolithic Revolution was the ___________ from hunting and gathering to farming

• The _____________________ of animals made it possible for Neolithic people to live as farmers

• During the Neolithic Era, humans settled into ____________________ agricultural societies

• Neolithic societies led to the creation of _______________ communities

• The plow allowed farmers to cultivate land and grow a ____________ in crops

• Increased agricultural productivity during the Neolithic Period led to an increase in ______________________

Comparing the Paleolithic Era and the Neolithic Era

Paleolithic Era Neolithic Era

Fire Domesticated Animals

Hunting and Gathering Farming (Domesticated Plants)

Nomadic Permanent Settlements

Simple Tools Advanced Tools

Cave Art Pottery

Oral Language Weaving

Archaeology

• _________________________ are scientists who study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains or artifacts

• _____________ _____________ is used by archaeologists to determine how old something is

• Carbon dating helps archaeologists analyze _____________ and ______________

• Archaeological digs provide information through

o Carbon dating fossils and artifacts o __________________ land

• Any object shaped by human hands is an ________________

• Artifacts are ____________ of culture

• Artifacts found on the same __________ of Earth would be from the same time period

• ____________________ is an archaeological site in England

• The construction of Stonehenge started during the _____________________ Age

• _______________ and _______________ are archaeological sites located in the Fertile Crescent

• Catalhoyuk is an archaeological site in ________________ (Turkey)

• __________________________ is a Neolithic settlement currently under excavation

EARLY PEOPLE Vocabulary Quiz NAME:

For each section, find the letter answer that matches the vocabulary. Write the letter

answer on the line next to the correct number.

Section 1

1. prehistory a. objects made and used by humans

2. archaeology b. remains of living things that existed long ago

3. Mary and Louis Leakey c. time before written history

4. artifact d. study of human life in the past by examining objects

5. fossil e. French fossil hunter who discovered a skull

6. Donald Johanson f. discovered human fossils in Olduvai Gorge, East Africa

7. Michael Brunet g. American fossil hunter who discovered Lucy

Section 2

1. hunter-gatherers a. first modern humans

2. innovation b. first people to bury their dead

3. nomad c. new way of doing things

4. culture d. early people who hunted animals/gathered plants

5. Neanderthals e. moved from place to place with seasons

6. Homo sapiens f. a way of life people share

Section 3

1. populate a. surroundings

2. migration b. become inhabitants/live there

3. environment c. movement of people from home to other areas

4. adapt d. change their way of life

Social Studies Skills:Reading Response Journal

Nomads

Hypothesis: What do you think a nomad might be, and why do you think it’s important that we learn about them?

In the Paleolithic Era, there were no farms or buildings or permanent homes. All people were hunter-gatherers; their entire day was spent either actively hunting for food or gathering wild plants to eat. The men and boys hunted while the women and girls gathered grains, berries and other edible or medicinal plants. To survive as hunter-gatherers, people had to adopt a nomadic lifestyle; they lived in one place hunting and gathering until the resources were exhausted and then moved on with their light, easy to assemble homes. Humans survived as nomads for many thousands of years until things changed with the Agricultural Revolution.

1. Compose a one sentence summary of this selection.

2. Create a comic, diagram or picture that shows you understand this content.

3. Explain how the nomadic lifestyle is similar to yours or to one you have studied.

4. Explain how the nomadic lifestyle is different from yours or one you have studied.

Hypothesis II: Before I read the selection, I thought a nomad might be a _____________. Now I know that ______________.

P/N

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Nomads

Hypothesis: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hypothesis II: Before I read the selection, I thought a nomad might be a __________________________________________. Now I know that _____________________________________. Because _____________________________________________

P/N



Climate Change

Hypothesis: How do you think climate change may have affected ancient peoples, and why might it be an important topic?

The Earth has gone through several Ice Ages; times when the amount of the planet covered in sheets of ice and snow grows much larger. During the last Ice Age, the climate of the parts of Europe and North America not covered in ice were ideal environments for large mammals like mammoths and mastodons –animals that could fill a lot of needs of nomadic groups of people. These nomads not only used the animals as a source of food, but also for shelter, clothing and tools. As the Earth warmed, the glaciers receded and the Ice Age ended changing the climate dramatically. This climate change led to the extinction of many of the large mammals hunted by nomads. The loss of their primary food source forced many people to abandon the hunter-gatherer lifestyle and adopt a stationary one.


2. Create a comic or other visual representation showing how climate change affected ancient peoples.

3. What aspects of life would you guess remained constant throughout the dramatic climate change described above?

4. What aspects of human lifestyle changed the most as a result of the climate change described here.

Hypothesis II: Before I read the selection, I thought __________. Now I know that ______________.

P/N



Climate Change

Hypothesis: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hypothesis II: Before I read the selection, I thought climate change might be:____________________________________________________. Now I know that: ____________________________________________________. Because:_____________________________________________

P/N



Agricultural Revolution

Hypothesis: What do you think the Agricultural Revolution might be, and why might it be important that we learn about them?

After thousands and thousands of years of nomadic living, people began to settle down in cities and develop cultures and civilizations as a result of the Agricultural Revolution. The Agricultural Revolution was the development of farming – growing certain plants on purpose to eat rather than relying on naturally growing wild plants. Once people learned to plant certain grains (like wheat or barley), they had to stay in one place to take care of them; this led to permanent homes, and, eventually, cities. Grains are very easy to store and a surplus of food could be created. This surplus led to an increase in population (more people to do work) and free time. People used this free time to develop more sophisticated tools, writing, math and many other things.


2. Create a comic or other visual representation of the Agricultural Revolution.

3. Explain what things about post-Agricultural Revolution life may have remained the same after the revolution.

4. Explain how lifestyles may have changed as a result of the Agricultural Revolution.

Hypothesis II: Before I read the selection, I thought __________. Now I know that ______________.

P/N



Agricultural Revolution

Hypothesis: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hypothesis II: Before I read the selection, I thought the Agricultural Revolution might be: ____________________________________________________. Now I know that: ____________________________________________________. Because:_____________________________________________

P/N


Early Man

Early Human Origins

Scientists believe Homo Sapiens first

emerged from Africa

Migration patterns of early

hunter-gatherer societies

Africa AmericasEurasia

People of the Old Stone Age migrated from Asia

to North America when a land bridge emerged

between the two continents

Migration across the Beringia Land:

Was likely not

permanent

Happened in

small groups

Was in search of

food

Paleolithic humans were hunters and

gatherers whose survival depended on the

availability of wild plants and animals

Early man created new hunting techniques,

tools, and better clothing to fit his surroundings

Climate had the greatest impact on the

human need for shelter

Adaptations to a cold climate

Fire Animal skin

clothing

Paleolithic adaptations to environment

Migrating to find

food

Gathering nearby

plants and berries

New skills to adapt and survive

Sewing

animal skins

for warmth

Complex

tools

Permanent

shelters

Pottery

Paleolithic Era(Old Stone Age)

The period of history before events were

recorded in writing were known as “prehistory”

The Old Stone Age was called the Paleolithic

Age (or Paleolithic Period)

The Paleolithic Period featured

simple stone tools

Old Stone Age people moved from place to place

in search of new food sources and supplies

Paleolithic man lived a nomadic lifestyle

People who moved from place to place in

search of food are called nomads

Typical hunter-gatherer societies were small,

nomadic bands of people

Hunter-gatherer societies developed where

animals were plentiful

Paleolithic man usually lived on plants and

animals that were located near rivers

Hunter-gatherers during the Paleolithic Era

learned how to make and use fire

Fire helped Paleolithic man extend their

habitat to colder latitudes and climates

Fire helped Paleolithic man

temper metal tools

Fire protected Paleolithic man from animals

Fire helped Paleolithic man venture into dark

environments such as caves

Paleolithic man created cave art

Characteristics of the Paleolithic Period (pt 1)

Small clans Spoken language

(oral language)

Hunting and

gathering

Characteristics of the Paleolithic Period (pt 2)

Created “cave art” Simple toolsLearned how to

make and use fire

Materials used during the Paleolithic Age to

create jewelry

Bones Stones

Paleolithic Era

Fire

Hunting and Gathering

Nomadic

Simple Tools

Cave Art

Oral Language

Neolithic Era(New Stone Age)

The New Stone Age was called the

Neolithic Era (or Neolithic Period)

The New Stone Age was characterized by

the establishment of farming villages

The Neolithic Revolution was the change

from hunting and gathering to farming

The domestication of animals made it possible

for Neolithic people to live as farmers

During the Neolithic Era, humans settled into

permanent agricultural societies

Neolithic societies led to the creation of

settled communities

The plow allowed farmers to cultivate land and

grow a surplus in crops

Increased agricultural productivity during the

Neolithic Period led to an increase in population

Job Specialization

Agricultural

advancements

and economic

surplus

People developed

skills in other

areas

Fewer farmers

were needed to

grow food

Neolithic Era Developments

Domesticated plants

Domesticated animals

Permanent settlements

Development of weaving

Made pottery

Advanced tools

Neolithic Period:

Man became food

producers rather

than food

gatherers

Domesticated

animals were part

of village life

Began with the

Agricultural

Revolution

Paleolithic Era Neolithic Era

Fire Domesticated Animals

Hunting and Gathering Farming (Domesticated Plants)

Nomadic Permanent Settlements

Simple Tools Advanced Tools

Cave Art Pottery

Oral Language Weaving

Archaeology

Archaeologists are scientists who study past cultures

by locating and analyzing human remains or artifacts

Carbon dating is used by archaeologists to

determine how old something is

Carbon dating helps archaeologists analyze

fossils and artifacts

Archaeological digs provide information through

Carbon dating fossils

and artifacts

Excavating land

Any object shaped by human hands is an

artifact

Artifacts are remains of culture

Artifacts found on the same strata of Earth

would be from the same time period

Stonehenge is an archaeological site in

England

The construction of Stonehenge started

during the Neolithic Age

Aleppo and Jericho are archaeological sites

located in the Fertile Crescent

Catalhoyuk is an archaeological site in

Anatolia (Turkey)

Catalhoyuk is a Neolithic settlement currently

under excavation

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