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Early Cultures Section 1 The First People Main Ideas Scientists study the remains of early humans to learn about prehistory Hominids and early humans first appeared in East Africa millions of years ago ID: 629427

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Chapter 2: The Stone Ages and Early Cultures

Section 1: “The First People”Slide2

Main Ideas

*Scientists study the remains of early humans to learn about prehistory.

*Hominids and early humans first appeared in East Africa millions of years ago.

*Stone Age tools grew more complex as time passed.*Hunter-gatherer societies developed language, art, and religion.Slide3

Key Terms and People

*prehistory *Paleolithic Era

*hominid *hunters-gatherers

*ancestor *society*tool ***academic vocabulary: distributeSlide4

Prehistoric people …

learned to adapt to their environment

made simple tools

used fireused languageSlide5

Stop and Think

If you were there….

You live 200,000 years ago, in a time known as the Stone Age. A local toolmaker has offered to teach you his skill. You watch carefully as he strikes two black rocks together. A small piece flakes off. You try to copy him, but the rock just breaks. Finally, you learn to strike the rock just right. You have made a sharp stone knife!

How will you use your new tool?Slide6

Scientists Study Remains

Historians call the time before writing

prehistory

Mary Leakey found bones in East Africa that were 1.5 million years oldThese bones belonged to

hominids

, or early ancestors of humans

An

ancestor

is a relative who lived in the past

Donald

Johanson

also found bones; he named these bones “Lucy”Slide7

“Lucy”

Finding the Skeleton, LucySlide8

Four Major Groups of Hominids

Hominids

and Early Humans

Australopithecus “southern ape” 5 million years ago

Homo

habilis

: “handy man” 2.4 million years ago

Homo erectus

: “upright man” 2 - 1.5 million years ago

Homo sapiens

: “wise man” 200,000 years agoSlide9

Stone Age Tools

The first part of the Stone Age is called the

Paleolithic Era

.

The First ToolsFirst found in Tanzania (East Africa)

Size of an adult’s fist

2.6 million years old

Stone struck with another rock to make a sharp edge

Used mostly for processing foodSlide10

Stone Age Tools

The first part of the Stone Age is called the

Paleolithic Era

.

Later ToolsHand ax and spear

Used to break tree limbs, dig, and to cut animal hides

Could hunt larger animals: deer, horses, bison, mammothsSlide11

Hunter-Gatherers

Hunted animals and gathered plants

Made tools

: What kind of tools were made?Used fire: What did they use fire for?Created art: What kind of art did they create?Slide12

Hunter-Gatherers

Society

They formed a

society

to help one another survive

Men: made tools and did the hunting

Women: gathered plants and cared for childrenSlide13

Hunter-Gatherers

Language, Art, and Religion

Language

was the most important development in the Stone Age

Communicated through cave paintings

Possible religious beliefs because graves were discoveredSlide14

What do you know?

Refer to the chart on pages 30 and 31

1. When do many scientists believe the first modern humans appeared?

2.What characteristic did

Homo erectus

have that modern humans also have?

3. Which early hominid had a brain about half the size of modern humans?

4. Which early hominid migrated around the world?Slide15

Evaluate

Think about the advances made by prehistoric humans. Using a graphic organizer, like the one below, rank the three advances you think are most important. Then write a sentence explaining why you ranked the advances in that order.

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