Getting StartedTake out your assignment book and copy the following homework:Read pp 78-82 in Part A.On p 82 answer q 3.Take out your Social Studies notebook and copy the following on the next line in your Table of Contents:10/26 Early Paleolithic People 26-27Students will recognize characteristics of early Paleolithic people.VocabularyPaleolithic - relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age

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FoodPaleolithic people survived by hunting and gathering. Paleolithic people hunted buffalo, bison, wild goats, reindeer, and other animals, depending on where they lived.Paleolithic people fished.Paleolithic people gathered nuts, berries, fruits, wild grains, and green plants.

WaterPaleolithic people relied on fresh water sources.Fresh water sources are lakes, rivers, and precipitation run off.

ShelterEarly Paleolithic people sought protection in available natural shelters, such as caves and rock overhangs.

ClothingClimate affected how Paleolithic people lived.If they lived in a colder climate they made clothing from animal skins to stay warm.

ToolsPaleolithic people created tools from stone. Stone flakes for scraping.Choppers for cutting meat.Rounded hammer stones for breaking bones to get at the marrow.

Tools

Early Paleolithic PeopleClose Reading Petra, An Early Paleolithic GirlNumber paragraphsRead Petra, An Early Paleolithic GirlAnnotate Petra, An Early Paleolithic GirlTurn and TalkComplete an Illustrated Outline on page 27.

Illustrated Outline

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