Chapter 1 - The Peopling of the
World,Prehistory-2500 B.C.
PREVIEWING
MAIN IDEAS
Interaction
With
Environment
Science And
Technology
Economics
Clan of The Cave Bear
JOURNALING
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
TIME LINE DISCUSSION
MAP SKILLS
 Paleolithic
 Locate Where Human
 Neolithic
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
 Scientific Evidence of
Appearance
 Gold Bull City of Ur
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.
 Paleontologistsscientists that study
fossils
 Artifacts
 Culture
 Hominid
 Paleolithic Age
 Neolithic Age
 Homo-sapiens
 Technology
 Cro-Magnon
 Neanderthal
INDEPENDENT STUDY
READ CHAPTER 1
SEC. 1
Chap 1 - Sec 1 Human
Origins in Africa
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?
JOURNALING
CRITICAL THINKING
 What challenges do Archeologists face?
 Which geographic characteristics of
East Africa may have helped preserve
hominid remains?
COMPONENTS OF CULTURE
Common Practices
Shared Understandings
 What people eat
 Language
 Clothing and
 Symbols
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


adornment
Sports
Tools & technology
Social customs
Work
 Religious beliefs
 Values
 Arts
 Political beliefs
COMPONENTS OF CULTURE
Social Organization
How is Culture Learned
 Family
 Media
 Class and caste structure
 Government
 Relationships between
 Family
individual and
community
 Government
 Economic system
 Value of authority
 Religious Institutions
 School
 Friends
 Workplace
Connect to Today
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?
The Discovery
of Lucy
http://www
.youtube.co
m/watch?v
=SPit_Mca
8dM
THE OLD STONE AGE BEGINS
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
 2.5 million to 8000
 Began 8000 B.C.
B.C.
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m/watch?v=MYbDJF_
gMtw
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m/watch?v=K1xk81bw
IGQ&feature=related
Dawn of Modern Humans
 Homo sapiens – “Wise Men”
 Neanderthals
 Cro-Magnon
NEW FINDINGS
 Fossils
 Tools
 Cave Paintings
Independent Study
EDMODO
THEMATIC WEB – CHARACTERISTICS
OF HOMINIDS
WHICH ADVANCES OF THE HOMINID
GROUP DO YOU THINK WERE MOST
SIGNIFICANT? WHY?
Humans Try to Control Nature
Chapter 1 Section 2
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?
JOURNALING
HISTORICAL GLOSSARY Of TERMS & NAMES
 Nomad
 Hunter-Gatherer
 Neolithic Revolution
 Slash-and-Burn Farming
 Domestication
 Catal Huyuk
Early Advances in Technology and Art
 Spears
 Necklaces of Seashells, Lion
 Digging sticks
Teeth, Bear Claws
 Sculptures of Animals
 Cave Paintings of Wild Animals
 Colored Paint from Charcoal,
Blood and Mud
 Tools, Knives, Fish Hooks,
Harpoons
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Stone
Bone
Wood
The Beginnings of Agriculture
Neolithic Revolution
 Food Producing Culture
 Agricultural Revolution
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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
Civilization
Chapter 1 Section 3
Why do people like to live in cities?
Why would early peoples want to live in
cities?
JOURNALING
HISTORICAL GLOSSARY TERMS & NAMES
 Civilization
 Cuneiform
 Specialization
 Bronze Age
 Artisan
 Barter
 Institution
 Ziggurat
 Scribe
CRITICAL THINKING
WHY WOULD AN INCREASE IN
POPULATION COMPLICATE
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS?
WHAT PURPOSES DID
RELIGIOUS RITUALS SERVE IN
THE LIVES OF EARLY VILLAGE
DWELLERS?
How Civilization Develops
 READ Pages 20 – 21
 Partner Activity – Charting Characteristics of A
Modern City
 List 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