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The Early Humans
World History
Good morning girls!
Do now: On a sheet of loose-leaf create a chart like the one listed below. Fill out as many characteristics as you can!
What do you think early humans could do? What can humans do today?
Early Humans
The earliest humans were called hominids Lived in Africa about 4 million years ago The creature walked upright Called the “southern ape” Discovered by Donald Johansen
It was a female and the historians named her Lucy
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/
evolution/finding-lucy.html
Lucy
Lucy was discovered in 1974 and was the “first human”
She was discovered in Ethiopia, a country in Africa
She dated back to 3 million years
Homo Habilis
Homo Habilis – humans from 2 million years ago
“Handy man” First humans to make stone tools Used tools for purposes such as cutting,
scraping, chopping, or sawing plants, animals, and wood.
Homo Erectus
Term meaning “upright man”
Larger brains and bones and smaller teeth than other hominids
*First to use fire!*
New stone tool- hand ax
First to migrate out of Africa
Out of Africa Theory
“Out of Africa Theory”- around 250,000 years ago a new type of human emerged- homo sapiens
Homo sapiens- “wise human”
Spread from Africa to other parts of the world
This is the group of humans we belong to.
Paleolithic Age
A time period in history where humans made tools Used stones to make tools
Paleolithic people were hunters and gatherers Had to follow animal migrations and vegetation
cycles Nomads- people who moved from place to place
to survive. Usually lived in groups of 20-30.
Paleolithic Age
The main job of Paleolithic peoples was finding enough to eat.
Women- since they bore children- stayed closer to the camp
Men- went out to hunt for family
Gender Equality
During the Paleolithic Age- men and women were both responsible for finding and acquiring food need to sustain life.
Ice Age
Ice Age
The use of fire during the Ice age was important
Most recent Ice Age occurred around 10,000 BC and ended about 8,000 BC.
During this time, sheets of thick ice covered large parts of Europe, Asia, and North America.
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