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6th Grade World History

Hunters & Gatherers


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Paleolithic: hunting and food gathering, use of fire,making clothing, acquisition of language and religion,invention of tools

Mesolithic: domestication of dog and goat, invention ofpottery and sickle

Neolithic: agriculture, settled villages, inventions (plow,loom, wheel, calendar), rules of inheritance, belief in many

deities

The major cultural features of

each period in the Stone Age


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The First PeopleThe Big Idea

Prehistoric people learned to adapt to their environment, to

make simple tools, to use fire, and to use language.

Main Ideas

Scientists study the remains of early humans to learn

about prehistory.

Hominids and early humans first appeared in East Africamillions of years ago.

Stone Age tools grew more complex as time passed.

Hunter-gatherer societies developed language, art, andreligion.


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Main Idea 1:

Scientists study the remains of early humans

to learn about prehistory. To study prehistory, the time before writing, historians

rely on the work of archaeologists and anthropologists.

Key Hominid Finds:

Mary and Louis Leakey found bones of early

ancestors of humans, called hominids, in East Africa.

Lucy was found by Donald Johanson. Tests showed

that she lived more than 3 million years ago andwalked on two legs.

Tim White found even older remains from as long as

4.4 million years ago.


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Main Idea 2:

Hominids and early humans first

appeared in East Africa millions of years

ago.

Groups of hominids appeared about 3 million years ago.

A group of hominids called Homo erectus, or upright

man, appeared in Africa about 1.5 million years ago.

Many scientists think that modern humans appeared

about 200,000 years ago in Africa.


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Homo habilis

handy man

Became more

like humansover time

Found in 1960sby Louis Leakey

Closely related

to humans

Homo erectus

upright man

Scientists

believe theywalkedcompletelyupright, likemodern people.

Scientists also

believe theyknew how tocontrol fire.

Hominids and Early Humans

Homo sapiens

wise man

Everyone alive

today belongs tothis group.


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Main Idea 3:

Stone Age tools grew more

complexas time passed.

The first humans and their ancestors lived during

the Stone Age.

The first part of the Stone Age is called the

Paleolithic Era, during which people used stone

tools. A tool is a hand held object that has been

modified to help a person accomplish a task.


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1. A and C

2. B and D

3. A


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First Tools

Earliest tools found in East Africa

About 2.6 million years old

Each stone was hit with another to createa sharp edge.

One unsharpened side could be used as ahandle.

Scientists think these first tools were used

mostly to cut and grind food.


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Later Tools

Improved tools were made out of flint.

People learned how to attach wooden handles to

tools.

Because they no longer had to stand next to the

animals they were hunting, people were able to

kill larger animals from a distance.

M i Id 4


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Main Idea 4:

Hunter-gatherer societies

developed language, art,and religion.

Early humans formed societies.

They were hunter-gatherers.

The most important development of early Stone

Age culture was language.


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Hunter-gatherer Societies

A society is a community of people who share acommon culture.

Small groups

Lived in caves

Hunter-gatherers: hunted animals and gathered

plants and seeds to survive

Developed cultures with language, religion, and art Allowed more relationships to form

Easier to hunt

Allowed food distribution


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Act iv i ty 2: Character is t ics o f

Hun ters and Gatherers

Speculate why hunting and gathering

societies were nomadic

Predict where animals and plants wouldbe abundant


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Act iv ity 3: Compar ing Anc ient

A rt and Its Perspect ive to A rt

throughout His tory Determine how signs and representations

helped archaeologists

Create a painting or drawing of what is

important in todays society


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Act iv i ty 4: Primary and

Secondary Sou rces in Histo ry

List 3 examples of primary and secondary

sources that could be used to study ahunting and gathering society?


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Closure: How did we meet our

daily objectives?

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