Early Man – Unit 1 From Prehistory to the Early Civilizations Copyright 2006; C. Pettinato, RCS High School, All Rights Reserved 1. Lascaux Cave Paintings 2. Origins of Man • 1. In the beginning – Africa • 2. Migrations to Europe and Asia through the Middle East • 3. Migrations to western hemisphere 3. Jericho Man, 6th Century BC (5th millennium) 4. A Cave in Jericho 5. Importance of Geography • 1. Attraction of river valleys • 2. Quality of life related to environment • 3. Latitude and longitude 6. Climate Zones of the World • 1. Arctic Zone – Northern Hemisphere • 2. Temperate Zones – Northern and Southern Hemispheres • 3. Tropic Zone – Contiguous in Northern and Southern Hemispheres • 4. Antarctic Zone – Southern Hemisphere 7. Paleolithic Tools 8. Early Civilizations by Region • 1. Nile River Valley • 2. Mesopotamia (Tigres – Euphrates Rivers) • 3. Indus River Valley • 4. Chang (Yellow) River Valley 9. Transition from Paleolithic to Neolithic Man • Paleolithic Man was: A. in search of . . . B. nomadic C. migratory D. religious 10. Early Man - Video 11. Cave Paintings in Sicily 12. Development of Civilization • A. Why? • B. How? • C. Where? 13. Connecting to the Past • A. Archaeologists • B. Historians • C. Early Writing 14. CroMagnon and Neanderthal Man 15. Important Terms • • • • • • • • • • A. prehistory B .archaeology C. artifact D. technology E. historian F. geography G. latitude H. longitude I. glacier J. nomad • • • • • • • • • • K. bureaucracy L. polytheistic M. artisan N. pictogram O. scribe P. city-state Q. empire R. steppe S. cultural diffusion T. “lucy”