Chapter 1 - The Peopling of the World,Prehistory-2500

B.C.

PREVIEWING MAIN IDEAS

Interaction With EnvironmentScience And TechnologyEconomics

Clan of The Cave Bear

WRITE DOWN WHAT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE ABOUT EARLY HUMAN BEINGS.

NEW THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS OR OPINIONS ON THE CLAN OF THE CAVE

BEAR.

CLASS DISCUSSION

JOURNALING

TIME LINE DISCUSSION MAP SKILLS

PaleolithicNeolithicScientific Evidence of

AppearanceGold Bull City of Ur

Locate Where Human Migrations Began

How Would Geographic Features Might Have Helped Early Humans Survive

How Did The Climate of Human Sites Along the Northen Migration Routes Differ From Equatorial Africa

HISTORICAL GLOSSARY Of TERMS & NAMES

Archeologists – scientists that uncover the story of prehistoric peoples.

Anthropologists – scientist that study peoples culture and examine artifacts at an archeological dig.

Paleontologists- scientists that study fossils

ArtifactsCultureHominidPaleolithic AgeNeolithic AgeHomo-sapiensTechnologyCro-MagnonNeanderthal

READ CHAPTER 1 SEC. 1

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Chap 1 - Sec 1 Human Origins in Africa

JOURNALING

Investigating early human history is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle with many of the pieces

missing. What activities have you done that involved piecing together evidence and drawing conclusions?

CRITICAL THINKING

What challenges do Archeologists face?

Which geographic characteristics of East Africa may have helped preserve hominid remains?

Common Practices Shared Understandings

What people eatClothing and

adornmentSportsTools & technologySocial customsWork

LanguageSymbolsReligious beliefsValuesArtsPolitical beliefs

COMPONENTS OF CULTURE

Social Organization How is Culture Learned

FamilyClass and caste

structureRelationships

between individual and community

GovernmentEconomic systemValue of authority

MediaGovernmentFamilyReligious

InstitutionsSchoolFriendsWorkplace

COMPONENTS OF CULTURE

USE THE DATA CHART ON PG. 6

IN U.S. CULTURE, WHICH SHARED UNDERSTANDING DO YOU THINK IS THE

MOST POWERFUL AND WHY?

JUDGING FROM THE DIVORCE RATE IN TURKEY, WHAT COMPONENTS OF CULTURE

DO YOU THINK ARE STRONG IN THAT COUNTRY? WHY?

Connect to Today

The Discovery of

Lucy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPit_Mca8dM

Paleolithic Age Neolithic Age

2.5 million to 8000 B.C.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYbDJF_gMtw

Began 8000 B.C.http://www.youtube.

com/watch?v=K1xk81bwIGQ&feature=related

THE OLD STONE AGE BEGINS

Dawn of Modern Humans

Homo sapiens – “Wise Men”NeanderthalsCro-Magnon

NEW FINDINGS

FossilsToolsCave Paintings

EDMODOTHEMATIC WEB – CHARACTERISTICS OF

HOMINIDS

WHICH ADVANCES OF THE HOMINID GROUP DO YOU THINK WERE MOST

SIGNIFICANT? WHY?

Independent Study

Humans Try to Control Nature

Chapter 1 Section 2

JOURNALING

What experiences have you had or know about where it was necessary to find food and shelter in the wild. What were the problems?

How could the tasks be made easier?

HISTORICAL GLOSSARY Of TERMS & NAMES

NomadHunter-GathererNeolithic RevolutionSlash-and-Burn FarmingDomesticationCatal Huyuk

Early Advances in Technology and Art Spears Digging sticks Tools, Knives, Fish Hooks,

Harpoons Stone Bone Wood

Necklaces of Seashells, Lion Teeth, Bear Claws

Sculptures of Animals Cave Paintings of Wild

Animals Colored Paint from

Charcoal, Blood and Mud

The Beginnings of Agriculture

Neolithic RevolutionFood Producing CultureAgricultural Revolution

Climate Changes World Wide

Longer Growing Seasons Slash and Burn Farming

Domestication Of Animals Tamed Horses, Dogs,

Goats, Pigs

Villages Grow and Prosper

Farming Develops Africa

Nile River-Wheat,Barley,Crops

China Yellow River- Millet, Rice

Mexico and Central America Corn, Beans, Squash

Peru Tomatoes, Sweet Potatoes,

White Potatoes

CivilizationChapter 1 Section 3

JOURNALING

Why do people like to live in cities?Why would early peoples want to

live in cities?

HISTORICAL GLOSSARY TERMS & NAMES

CivilizationSpecializationArtisanInstitutionScribe

CuneiformBronze AgeBarterZiggurat

WHY WOULD AN INCREASE IN POPULATION COMPLICATE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS?WHAT PURPOSES DID RELIGIOUS RITUALS SERVE IN THE LIVES OF EARLY VILLAGE DWELLERS?

CRITICAL THINKING

How Civilization Develops

READ Pages 20 – 21Partner Activity – Charting Characteristics of

A Modern CityList the 5 Characteristics of Civilization

Vertically. Give an example of each

List the 5 Characteristics of Civilization Horizontally. Choose a city or neighborhood of your choice Give an example of each characteristic