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?
Stonehenge
Question
Life as a Hunter Gatherer
Çatalhöyük
Discuss with the people near you...
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?