Questions on Reading 1. History, as we know it, started when

humans began to _______________

2. What are nomads?

3. When did society (people living together as a community) develop?

Questions on Reading 4. Explain “division of labor”

5. Why is writing so important to historians?

6. Why is writing important to us today?

7. In your opinion, why do you think it is important for us to study history?

Guided Notes For guided notes, you will be given a

sheet with an outline of notes. Your job: pay attention and write down

the underlined word on the PowerPoint in the blanks on your notes

The notes will be part of your notebook grade, which is graded as a TEST! Remember, you need a SEPARATE notebook!

Don’t leave notes in your class folder!

Warm Up Grab a slip of paper from the table by the

door and write down the answer to this question:

How do we know what people did thousands of years ago?

Agenda:

BEGINNINGS OF HUMAN SOCIETY

When cavemen got classy...

I. Historical Terms A. History as we know it

began when humans started to write

Why? B. Archeology – Studying

past societies by what their people have left behind (called artifacts)

1. Artisans - skilled workers who made products such as weapons and jewelry that are often used as artifacts

I. Historical Terms

C. Anthropology – Study of human life and culture

What will people thousands of years from now say about our life and culture?

How would they know?

II. Earliest Human Culture A. Paleolithic Age 1. Time period when humans

made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone

Old, Middle, and New Stone Age In the Old and Middle Stone Age,

people were hunter-gatherers What do you think a hunter-

gatherer is? In the New Stone Age, people

began to farm

II. Earliest Human Culture B. Nomads - People who

have no settled home Can you think of a word or

words that would be an antonym (opposite) of nomad?

Can you think of a word or words that would be a synonym (similar word) of nomad?

NOmads = NOhome!

II. Earliest Human Culture 1. Scientists believe

modern humans came from Africa and spread to other parts of the world.

2. Early humans adapted by following animal migrations in order to survive

a. Animals go to food and water and away from cold or other forms of danger

III. Neolithic Revolution What is a

revolution? A. People began

agriculture (or farming)

Since people could farm, do you think they were still nomadic?

1. Soil in some areas was fertile

III. Neolithic Revolution a. Fertile - describes soil

that is rich in substances that plants need to grow

What are some examples of areas that are not fertile?

B. People began to domesticate (make tame) animals

This started the NEW Stone Age because people began to grow their own food