PPT-Prehistory-Neolithic Era

History Club Lucy Lucy was the first human ancestor that was primarily made up of bones Lucy is 35 million years old Lucy is 35 ft tall Kingdom Animalia Animals Phylum Chordata Having a spine. Why Humans Settled Down. Why Humans Became Food Producers. Foraging. Farming. Knew much about local plant and animal species. Good nutrition. Less work. Stable food supply. Hard work. Food source is unreliable – food crisis. Where, why and How.. Avebury. Stone Circles. Avebury. is the largest stone circle in the world: it is 427m (1401ft) in diameter covers an area of some 28 acres (11.5 . ha). It . is an extraordinary site formed by a huge circular . 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. c. . – means approximately. Exact date is unknown.. B.C.E.. – Before Common Era. C.E.. – Common Era. Archeologist have limited evidence of humans who lived before the development of writing, but research has found a great deal of information about early civilizations.. OVERVIEW. Human beings have been living in the part of northern Europe that is today called Britain for about 750,000 years. . THE LATEST ICE AGE :. Britain became separated from the European before 6000 BC.. Ms. . Carmelitano. Recap: How do we learn about the past. Archaeology. Archaeological digs. Radiocarbon Dating. : The process of studying the decay of carbon-14 to estimate the age of organic materials, such as wood and leather, up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years. 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 . 500.  . The . First Humans. Chapter 1, Section 1. Early Humans. Section 1-1 Early Humans, pp. 19-25. .  . Objectives:. .  . 1. By 10,000 B.C., Homo sapiens had spread throughout the world.. Unit 1 . Human Origins in Africa. Chapter 1. Section 1 . Vocabulary I. Culture. : People’s unique way of life. Paleolithic Age. : Stone Age, use of tools. Neolithic Age. : Age of farming and domestication of animals. Unit 1 . Human Origins in Africa. Chapter 1. Section 1 . Vocabulary I. Culture. : People’s unique way of life. Paleolithic Age. : Stone Age, use of tools. Neolithic Age. : Age of farming and domestication of animals. 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.. A BIT OF ORDER IN OUR PAST…. LET´S START BY TIMELINES…. Timelines. ???. What. are . timelines. ????. A representation or exhibit of key events within a particular historical period, often consisting of illustrative visual material accompanied by written commentary, arranged chronologically. 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 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.