PPT-Human Prehistory to the Early Civilizations

Period 1 Review Big Picture Turning Points Emergence of Humankind Globalization of Humankind Revolution of Farming and Herding Emergence of Civilizations Chronology 11 Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth. Place these early hominids in chronological order. A. Homo sapiens. D. . . Australopithacus. E. . Homo erectus. C. Neanderthal. B. . Homo . habilis. Early Ancestors Image Sort. Answers:. A. Homo sapiens. Period 1 Review. Big Picture: Turning Points. Emergence of Humankind. Globalization of Humankind. Revolution of Farming and Herding. Emergence of Civilizations. Chronology. 1.1: Big . Geography and the Peopling of the Earth. 30,000 – 500 BCE. Enduring Understandings. Human expression existed across the globe before written record.. Concern with natural world and humans’ place within.. Occurred on different continents with Africa and Asia preceding and influencing other areas as population spread.. Gregg Halkuff. FVHS. Archaeological Digs. Once archaeologists find a site that is likely to have artifacts or fossils, they set up a “dig.”. At a dig in 1959, Mary Leakey found a skull of a hominid. Geography and History of the World . 1. History, as we know it! . Prehistory- time before writing and reading . Large span of time where we know little about the people and world inhabitants . Prehistory . Lesson 1, Unit 3. 2. What differences do you see between these places? How would life be different in each one? Which one lines up more with your idea of “civilization” and why?. The city of Ur, Sumer (. Human Prehistory. The first bipedal hominids emerged over 5 million years ago in Africa.. The human species began to emerge in East Africa around 2.5 million years ago.. Between 2.5 million years ago and 100,000 years ago, the human species went through a variety of evolutionary phases in different parts of the world.. E. arly Civilization. Chapter 1. What is prehistory?. The things that happened to humans before their was written records.. It is a lot like a vast black space penetrated by only an occasional pinpoint of light, representing our current knowledge.. Chavin. , and Aegean Civilizations.. Cities as administrative centers. Political system based on control of territory (rather than kinship). Specialized, non-food-producing activities. Status distinctions based largely on wealth. The Mesolithic Age. The . Mesolithic Age. (Middle Stone Age) went from 12,000-8,000 BCE.. Major changes included the ability to shape and sharpen stone tools, make needles out of bone, etc. . More animals were domesticated, like cows.. Unit 1. Admit . Slip- 9/29. What do you think of when you hear the word Egypt?. Neolithic Revolution. Hunting. and . gathering. were replaced by agriculture and . domesticating. animals as primary means to obtain . Chapter 6. I. Early Societies of . MesoAmerica. Major Pre-Columbian Civilizations. Early Mesoamerican societies . 1200 BCE – 1100 CE. The . Olmecs. 1. Early Agriculture in Mesoamerica . 8000-7000bce. UNIT 6 PREHISTORY What is Prehistory? What is History? What is the difference? PREHISTORY The term Prehistory designates the period of time that has elapsed since the appearance of the first human being until the invention of writing. . Satellite View. Africa’s Size. Second largest continent .  11,700,000 sq. mi.. 10% of the world’s population.. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.. 5. 0. 0. 0. M. I. L. E. S. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S.