TUESDAY Sept. 17 th

1. TUESDAY Sept. 17th

2. Prehistoric The time BEFORE written records

3. How do we know about early man? • Archaeologists - study past human life by excavating traces of early settlements (digs) • Paleontologists – study fossils • Artifacts - human made objects • Cave paintings/stone engravings

4. Walking with Cavemen Early man began in Africa!

6. Hominids - walk upright Australopithecines • “Lucy” • Walk on 2 feet • Traveled distances more easily • Opposable thumb

7. Hominids - walk upright Habilis “Handy man” • Used tools (made survival easier) • Ate meat

8. Hominids - walk upright Erectus “Upright Man” • Skillful hunters • Sophisticated tools • First to migrate • First to use fire • Spoken language

9. Hominids - walk upright Neanderthal • Survived Ice Age with caves/shelters • Wore clothing

10. Hominids - walk upright Cro-Magnon • Superior hunting strategies • Spoken language = planning

11. Advances of Hominids Cro-Magnon Hominids - walk upright Australopithecines • Superior hunting strategiesSpoken language = planning • “Lucy” • Traveled distances more easily • Opposable thumb Neanderthal Erectus “Upright Man” Habilis “Man of Skill” • Survived Ice Age with caves/shelters • Wore clothing • Skillful hunters • Sophisticated tools • First to migrate • First to use fire • Spoken langugae • Used tools (made survival easier) • Ate meat

12. WEDNESDAY Sept 18th

13. Nomad • Mobile people who moved from place to place foraging for food

14. Hunter-Gatherer • Nomadic groups whose food supply depended on hunting animals and collecting plant foods

15. Think about it… Why are hunter-gatherers nomads?

16. Technology • Applying tools and inventions to meet needs • Used stone, bone, and wood • Toolkits – knives, fish hooks, chisel-like cutter, bone needles to sew, digging sticks

17. Stone Age • Paleolithic Age • Lasted 2.5 million to 8000 BC • Achievements = Invention of tools, mastery over fire, and development of language

18. What are the uses of the tools?

19. Group Work • Your group of 4 will receive the picture of a tool and a large piece of paper • Consider how the people of the Stone Age might have used the tool and write down as many ideas as possible • When time is up – your group will pass your tool and paper to the next group and receive another tool … See what you can add to the other groups paper

20. Discussion Questions • What did early humans need to do to survive? • What physical actions would these tools help humans do?

21. Closing Thought • In what ways was the invention of tools a technological revolution?

22. THURSDAY Sept 19th

23. Neolithic Revolution = Agricultural Revolution 8,000 BC to 3,000 BC

24. Neolithic Revolution A shift from food gathering to food producing

25. Think about it… Why was farming an attractive alternative to hunting and gathering?

26. Slash and Burn Farming People clear fields by cutting and burning trees and grasses, the ashes then fertilize the soil

27. Domestication Taming of animals • They tamed horses, dogs, goats, and pigs

28. During the Neolithic Revolution humans began farming and domesticating animals

29. Impact of the Neolithic Revolution • Stable food supply • Permanent settlements • Development of writing systems and religions

30. Video Pay attention to how the characters’ life styles compare to one another http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu9-7ZJ1h1g

31. T-Chart: Paleolithic or Neolithic? Categorize the following descriptions into the appropriate column on your T-Chart • Nomads • Farming • Simple tools and weapons • Development of writing systems and religion • Establishment of villages • Domesticated animals • Hunters and gatherers • Mastery over fire • Development of language

32. Neolithic Dialogue • Work with your partner to create a conversation between two people during the Neolithic Revolution. • One of you lives in a farming town and one of you is from a hunting-gathering society. • Create a scenario where you are discussing the pros and cons of both lifestyles in an interesting, conversational way. • Write your dialogue on a loose leaf piece of paper and be ready to share with the class!

33. Closing Thought • What is the most dramatic change that took place between the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age? • Why did that change occur?

34. FRIDAY Sept 20th

35. Turning Point Major events in history that have led to lasting change

36. A turning point has a before and an after.

37. Tips for Reading Documents • Pick out important terms and phrases • (vocab, key points, words like consequence, therefore) • Always ask questions • (Do I understand? What does that mean? Is that a fact/opinion? Can I make a connection to something outside the document?) • Mark up your reading • (highlight, delete, star, question mark) PAM

38. Document Activity • Read through documents 1 and 2 • Answer the questions that correspond to each question • Complete a summary on a loose leaf paper • Use proper paragraph form – topic sentence, 3-5 details, evidence from the text, concluding statement • This will be collected for a homework grade!