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Early Man

Discovering the Past

Aleppo and Jericho

Neolithic Revolution!

Homo Sapiens Emerge

Key Ideas

Societies during the Neolithic Era (New Stone Age)

  • developed agriculture (domesticated plants)
  • domesticated animals
  • used advanced tool
  • made pottery
  • weaving
  • Archaeologists study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts.
  • Archaeologists apply scientific tests, such as carbon dating, to analyze fossils and artifacts.
  • Stonehenge is an example of an archaeological site in England that was begun during the Neolithic Age and completed during the Bronze Age
  • Aleppo and Jericho are examples of early cities in the Fertile Crescent studied by archaeologists
  • Çatalhöyük is an example of a Neolithic settlement currently under excavation in Anatolia.
  • Earliest human remains have been found in East Africa.
  • Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas.
  • Early humans were hunters and gatherers whose survival depended on the availability of wild plants and animals.
  • Where did early man first appear?
  • What are the characteristics of the Paleolithic Age?
  • What are the characteristics of the Neolithic Age?
  • How do we learn about our earliest ancestors?

100,000 B.C.

4,000 B.C.

400,000 B.C.

Stonehenge

Question

Life as a Hunter Gatherer

Çatalhöyük

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How do we know how our ancient Paleolithic and Neolithic ancestors lived?

Hunter-gatherer societies during the Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)

  • were nomadic, migrating in search of food, water, shelter
  • invented the first tools, including simple weapons
  • learned how to make and use fire
  • lived in clans
  • developed oral language
  • created cave art

Based on the cave art left behind by early humans what can you infer about how they lived and what was important to them?

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