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Ancient Civilization Work book (part one)Week of: 10/18-10/22

Use the Map Below to answer questions 1 -3:

1. Each continent is labeled. Identify each:A: _Africa____B:__Asia___ C:_Europe_____D:__ North America ____

E:__ South America ____ F:__ Australia ____

2. Based off this Map, where did the earliest humans originate? ____ The earliest humansoriginated in Eastern Africa, approximately 100,000 years ago. _

3. Create a Timeline that shows human migration. The first one is done for you.

1.)100,000BC 2.) 60,000 _ BC 3.) 50,000 _ BC 4.)40,000 _ BC 5.)35,000 BC

1.Movement 2. Humans were migrating 3. Humans were migrating 4. Human movement from East Africa throughout eastern Asia, through Southern Asia into was happening throughout the rest to Southern Asia. Indonesia and as far South as from Eastern and intoof Africa. Australia. Western Europe.

5. Humans began to migrate across Asia into the continents of North Americaand South America.

Human Migration

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4. Predict: What might cause early migration during the time period 100,000 BC- 10,000 BC?

Considering how climate changes as you move north in the latitudinal zones, it makessense to predict that humans were able to adapt to the colder environments by way of producing heat; this leads me to guess that humans had learned to control fire as early as

100,000 BC which allowed them to migrate to northern locations in the world. Famine (theshortage or non existence of food) as well as drought (lack or non existence of water) werelikely other causes for early migration during these time periods.

5. Now read pages 16-21 in class to learn more about the earliest humans and their spread or migration throughout the world. As you read, look for details about survival during the Stone Age.Use the table below to record your findings. The first one is done for you.

Topic Details

Tools First use of stone to create tools is referred to as the Stone Age.

The Stone Age lasted approximately 100,000 + yearsThe Stone Age divided into three parts: Old, Middle, New.Hunting Early hunter-gatherers survived by hunting animals and gathering wild

plants.

Gathering The first settlements consisted of early hunter-gatherers who would move from place to place and settle in areas for short periods of time; they stayed long en to hunt and gather food in the area. This type of lifestyle is called nomadicliving.

Nomads: people who have no settled home; they move from place to place to food and temporary shelter, and then move on.

There are still nomadic pastoral herders in the world today, where people raislivestock and travel from place to place in search of grazing land for animals.

Fire Between 1,400,000-500,000 years ago, humans learned how to use fire.

Fire let humans ward off dangerous animals

Being able to control fire all allowed humans to move to colder climates.

Settlement By the New Stone Age, many humans began the practice of farming.During this Stone Age, people began to grow their own food, which allowed t to settle.


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Farming About 11,000 years ago, people in South West Asia learned to plant the seeds wild grasses. This allowed people to grow their own food.

In most societies, women gathered plants and seeds, while men huntedanimals.

Some places were better for farming than others; good planting conditions are fertile soil, light and warmth.

People began to domesticate plants, or adapt wild plants for human use. Theychose the biggest and best seeds. This selection process led to the kinds of foods weeat today.

Animals During the New Stone Age, humans learned to domesticate animals.

Through breeding, herders developed animals that were gentler than their wildancestors, and produced more milk or wool.

6. Geoterms NOTE: These will go on next week's work book.Geography:

Irrigation:

Surplus:

City-State:

Empire:

Comprehension and Critical Thinking7.What is the connection between farming and the growth of early cities?

The major connection between farming and the growth of early cities has to do with the fact that with farming, or the planting of seeds and wild grasses to grow new crops, it allowshumans to grow their own food, and ultimately be able to settle into one spot. This way of living ultimately would cause the development and growth of cities.


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8.What survival skills did our human ancestors learn throughout the Stone Age?

The survival skills our human ancestors learned through out the Stone Age consisted of learning how to control fire and use it to ward off dangerous animals, as well as move tonew locations better suited for living and ultimately, survival. During the Old Stone Age, humans werelearning how to create tools out of stone, serving them as yet another weapon to use to hunt. Another major survival skill for humans had to do with hunting and gathering; for mostsocieties, the men hunted and the women collected seeds and berries that eventually could be planted to grow more. Also, the New Stone Age marks an important time where our human ancestors learned to survive by planting seeds and wild grasses to grow more crops, thereby providing many humans with settlement. Finally, the domestication of animals and cropsled to people being able to grow the best possible food from animals and plants.

9.How did the discovery of the use of fire affect early hominids?

The discovery of the use of fire affected early hominids because it allowed them to move tocolder climates, as well as ward off dangerous animals.

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