THE STONE AGES AND EARLY CULTURES

Homework: Start on Mini-Project

TODAYS TITLE: #8 The First People

TODAYS GOAL: Explain how geography can influence the development of civilizations and cultures.

WAR: Pre-AP- Read the Link to Today box on page 33 and answer the question on the bottom. How do you think modern obsidian blades are different from Stone Age ones?REG- Draw at least 2 cave paintings that show something from your daily life. Then answer this question: What would an archaeologist conclude about your daily life if he discovered these paintings 2000 years from now?

Bell WorkTHE STONE AGES AND EARLY CULTURESCHAPTER 2

Prehistory: the time before writing was invented, which includes the STONE AGE.The first humans lived during the Stone Age.The Stone Age is divided into 3 periods based upon the type of tools that were made: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and NeolithicTool: any handheld object that has been changed to help a person do a task.

SECTION 1: THE FIRST PEOPLE

AKA The Old Stone AgeLasted until about 10,000 years agoTools were made out of sharpened stones or bonesMost were used to cut foodMore advanced tools were made over time such as the hand ax and spearAs tools developed, people formed societies, communities of people who share the same cultureWhat is the Paleolithic Era?

Early humans lived in hunter-gatherer societiesSpoken language developed over timeArtwork during this time were carved figures made of stone, ivory or bone, and cave paintings, which may have had religious meaningVery little is known about their religious beliefs

What is the Paleolithic Era? (cont.)

CAVEMAN Charades!WIOHomework: Read WORKBOOK pages 10-11 and complete page 12.

Todays Title: #9 Early Human Migration

Todays Goal: Compare the lifestyles of hunter-gatherers with settlers of early farming communities and use maps to trace migrations of early humans

WAR: Pre-AP: How would early humans have to adapt to survive in colder, more mountainous, and rocky environment?REG: Read the If you were there paragraph on the top of page 36 and answer the following question- How would you feel about moving to a new home?Bell WorkClimate patterns around the world began to change the earths geographyPeople had to migrate, or move to new places to surviveSECTION 2: EARLY HUMAN MIGRATION

1.6 million years ago, the Earth experienced long periods of freezing weather called the Ice AgesOcean levels were lower than today and places that are underwater now used to be dry land!Land bridges were exposed allowing people to move more easily to other continentsEx: The Bering Strait Land Bridge, which connected Asia to N. AmericaWhat are the Ice Ages?

Migration took hundreds of thousands of yearsBegan in Africa about 2 million years agoEarly humans branched out to other continents such as Asia, Europe, Australia, and even on to North and South AmericaMust have used land bridges to move around

Open your textbooks to page 37 and lets analyze the map of Early Human Migration.How did early humans settle in new lands?Fire- kept people warm, but they didnt know how to make it yetSewed animal skins to keep warmTook up shelter in caves or built small dwellingsDeveloped new types of tools during the Mesolithic Era such as hooks, spears, bow and arrow (still used stone and bone)Developed new technology such as canoes, pottery, and keeping pets for protection and hunting such as dogs.How did people adapt to new environments?

HOMEWORK: Complete the Chapter 2 Study Guide

TODAYS TITLE: #10 The Beginnings of Farming

TODAYS GOAL: SWBAT describe how farming affected settlement, population growth, and the beginnings of civilization.

WAR: Read pages 41-43 and answer your classs question below.Pre-AP: What do you think had more significant results?- the domestication of animals or of plants?REG: What was the Neolithic Revolution?Bell WorkThe discovery that plants grew from seeds was one of the major advances of the late Stone AgeThis created a tidal wave of changes and advances that swept across the world!Section 3: Beginnings of Agriculture

AKA the New Stone Age began about 10,000 years ago in Southwest AsiaLearned to make drills and saws out of stone and how to make fireThis age ended when people began to make tools out of metal and how to produce foodWhat is the Neolithic Age?The climate began to warm up and new plants began to grow such as barley and wheatPeople began to settle where these new plants grewSoon learned they could plant seeds themselvesThis shift from gathering plants to planting them is called the Neolithic RevolutionFirst occurred in Southwest Asia

How was farming discovered?

It is the process of changing plants or animals to make them more usefulPeople began to plant only the largest grains and sweetest fruits, which led to agriculture, or farming.People also learned how to use animals such as keeping herds of sheep or cattle to use for food and clothingAlso used animals for heavy pulling or transportationUsing animals greatly improved farmingWhat is domestication?

Because of farming, people could focus on other activitiesPeople used plant fibers and domesticated animals to make clothBegan to build permanent settlementsWorlds population began to grow as people were able to control their food productionSpecialization in jobs (basket-weaving, tool-making, etc.)How did farming change societies?Religious groups began to form and people put up megaliths, huge stones used as monumentsEx: Stonehenge in EnglandPrehistoric gods probably represented air, water, fire, or earthPeople prayed to their ancestors (ancestral worship)

How did farming change societies? (cont.)

Homework: Study for Chapter 2 Test for tomorrow!!!

Write a journal entry describing a day in the life of a Neolithic farm family. Include details such as the crops and animals on your farm. Reflect on how life has changed since the discovery of farming.

WIO (do as Bell Work)

1. HOMEWORK: Mini-Project due on Tuesday!!!!

2. Answer the following question in your notebook on the next page (it does not need any labels like WAR, WOW, etc.):How did humans ways of living change as they interacted and adapted?

3. Then, use our scale in the back of your notebook to give yourself a rating on how well you think you answered the above question. You should start off with I give myself a _____ because..

4. Take Chapter 2 Test

5. Complete the Peace Day activity. Take a yellow paper from the chair and follow the directions on it.TODAYS LIST OF THINGS TO DO!