Early HumanEarly HumanLecture NotesLecture Notes

Tools to DiscoverTools to Discover

►Historians tell us that history began Historians tell us that history began about 5,500 years ago when people about 5,500 years ago when people began to began to writewrite

►What we know about the earlier people What we know about the earlier people comes from comes from things they left behindthings they left behind

►Archaeologists dig up and study Archaeologists dig up and study artifactsartifacts

►The early period of human history is The early period of human history is called the called the StoneStone AgeAge Why is it called this?Why is it called this?

Who were the Hunter-Who were the Hunter-Gatherers?Gatherers?

►During the Stone Age, early Paleolithic During the Stone Age, early Paleolithic people spent most of their time people spent most of their time using using stones to make weapons.stones to make weapons. These people were always on the move and These people were always on the move and

were called were called nomadsnomads Roles of Paleolithic women = Roles of Paleolithic women = stayed close stayed close

to home, looked after children, searched to home, looked after children, searched nearby woods for food like berries and fruitnearby woods for food like berries and fruit

Roles of Paleolithic men = Roles of Paleolithic men = hunted animals, hunted animals, and made tools for the killand made tools for the kill

Adapting to the EnvironmentAdapting to the Environment

►Paleolithic people made a life-Paleolithic people made a life-changing discovery when they learned changing discovery when they learned to tame fire.to tame fire.

►List 4 uses/benefits of fireList 4 uses/benefits of fire

►1. For heat1. For heat►2. For Food2. For Food►3. For light3. For light►4. Scare predators 4. Scare predators

What were the Ice Ages?What were the Ice Ages?

►FireFire was a key to survival of Paleolithic was a key to survival of Paleolithic people during the Ice Ages.people during the Ice Ages.

►Early humans had to do a few things to Early humans had to do a few things to adapt to the conditions such as adapt to the conditions such as change their diet,change their diet, build sturdier build sturdier sheltersshelters, and , and use animal furs to make use animal furs to make warm clothingwarm clothing

Language, Art, and ReligionLanguage, Art, and Religion

►Spoken Spoken languagelanguage made it far easier for made it far easier for people to work people to work togethertogether and to pass and to pass on on knowledgeknowledge

►Early people also expressed Early people also expressed themselves through themselves through artart, which was put , which was put on on cave wallscave walls

Invention of ToolsInvention of Tools

►Paleolithic people were the first to use Paleolithic people were the first to use technologytechnology - tools and methods to - tools and methods to help help humans perform taskshumans perform tasks

►List a few of the earliest forms of List a few of the earliest forms of technology in the blank space technology in the blank space providedprovided

Neolithic TimesNeolithic Times

►After the last Ice Age ended people After the last Ice Age ended people began to began to domesticatedomesticate or tame animals. or tame animals. How did the people use animalsHow did the people use animals

►People also learned how to grow People also learned how to grow grainsgrains, , which allowed people to stay in which allowed people to stay in oneone place.place.

►FarmingFarming replaced hunting and gathering replaced hunting and gathering►This change marked the beginning of the This change marked the beginning of the

Neolithic AgeNeolithic Age

Benefits of a settled lifeBenefits of a settled life

►What made it possible for people to What made it possible for people to begin specializing?begin specializing?