EARLY HUMANSCoach Crews

World History

NEED!!:

TEXTBOOKS

NOTEBOOKS/DEVICES

Before – 1 Minute

Working with your partner, talk about what you think is the greatest human achievement.

Why do you think it is the greatest?- State what is the greatest- Defend with at least 2 reasons why it is the greatest

Be prepared to share out.

Today’s Outcome• Paleolithic people adapted to their environment and

invented many tools to help them survive.

• Before you leave class, you will:• Write a summary paragraph• List ways in which these people had to adapt• List some tools they began to use because of their environment

Before – Preview the Text• B.C. • A.D.• B.C.E.• C.E.• Historians• Archaeologists• Artifacts• Fossils • Anthropologists• Nomads• Technology

Fertile Crescent

During• Label: 8/22-Summary Paragraph• You will be shown a paragraph with 9 blanks• Write the paragraph, filling in the blanks as you read

through pages 9-11• Work together

During – 15 minutes_____ is the story of what happened to humans in the past. The earliest period of human history is called the _____ period or Old Stone Age. Since Paleolithic people _____ and gathered their food, they were always on the move. The early Stone Age people had to learn to adapt to their _____. The taming of _____ changed the lives of the people. As a result of this discovery, the Paleolithic people were able to survive times of extreme cold called _____________. Over time, people learned to communicate with others through spoken _____ and through art they painted on _____ walls. These people were also the first to use _____ to help them perform tasks.

AfterHISTORY is the story of what happened to humans in the past. The earliest period of human history is called the PALEOLITHIC period or Old Stone Age. Since Paleolithic people HUNTED and gathered their food, they were always on the move. The early Stone Age people had to learn to adapt to their ENVIRONMENT. The taming of FIRE changed to lives of the people. As a result of this discovery, the Paleolithic people were able to survive times of extreme cold called ICE AGES. Over time, people learned to communicate with others through spoken LANGUAGE and through art they painted on CAVE walls. These people were also the first to use TECHNOLOGY to help them perform tasks.

After – Cause and Effect• Include in your notebook• Causes and effects to explain how early humans adapted

to their environments

Example:

hunter-gathers nomadic lifestyle