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Unit 1: Man’s Beginnings

Unit 1: Man’s Beginnings. Central Questions:. Who were man’s early ancestors? What was the life of early man like? Why are resources important to civilization? What are the characteristics of civilization?. Man’s Beginnings. Out of Africa Theory

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Unit 1: Man’s Beginnings

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  1. Unit 1: Man’s Beginnings

  2. Central Questions: • Who were man’s early ancestors? • What was the life of early man like? • Why are resources important to civilization? • What are the characteristics of civilization?

  3. Man’s Beginnings • Out of Africa Theory • Idea that every living human is descended from hominids that came from Africa and spread throughout the world • http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/ Do this!  • Hominid: upright primate that walks on two feet • Two ideas on how hominids are related: • The early hominids aren’t all like “grandparents” but more like “cousins”… some die out, some survive, but no direct line • The early hominids (from Homo Erectus on) evolved and are improved and direct versions of each other • http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/17/world/europe/ancient-skull-human-evolution/?iref=obnetwork

  4. Out of Africa Theory

  5. Australopithecus • Appeared 3-4 million years ago • Average height: 3-5 feet • Had a voice box, which allowed them to speak • Nomads: Constantly moved in search of food • Hunters and gatherers

  6. Homo Habilis • “Person with ability” • Came out of Africa about 3-1.5 million years ago • Created stone tools • Had limited speech ability • Still hunters and gatherers

  7. Homo Erectus • “Upright Person” • Came out of Africa 150,00-200,000 years ago • Developments: • More advanced stone tools like hand axes • Used caves as a form of shelter • Draped animal skins for protective clothing • Controlled fire for warmth, protection, and cooking • Spoken language • Increased life spans and fewer diseases • Joined together in hunting and gathering groups

  8. Homo Sapiens • “Person who thinks” or “Wise man” • Lived 200,000 to 300,000 years ago • Divided into two different types: • Neanderthal: 200,000 to 35,000 years ago • Anatomically Modern Human: 60,000 to 8,000 years ago

  9. Neanderthal • Very intelligent compared to Homo Erectus • Probably believed in an afterlife • Buried the dead • Cared for disabled community members • Cannibals? • Developments • Hide-scraper (allowed them to clean animal skins which they sewed to make clothes) • Spear point • Used caves and simple lean-tos for shelter • Died out, but their DNA lives on in some humans today • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmb41PcarVY

  10. Anatomically Modern Humans • aka AMH aka Cro-Magnon • Advanced beyond Neanderthals in technology • Developments • Knives, chisels, bow and arrow • Needles and sewed leather clothing • Fish hooks, harpoons, fishnets, and canoes • Sun-hardened pottery • Society • Worked in groups to hunt the wooly mammoth • Had formal leaders with special rights • Believed in an afterlife and had religious rituals involving cave paintings and sculptures

  11. Homo Sapiens Sapiens • Persons Who REALLY Thinks or “Wise, Wise Man” • Human beings’ direct ancestors • Marked by fully modern language • Abstract, creative, and symbolic thought • Came out of Africa 200,000 to 100,000 years ago • Co-existed with Neanderthals and AMHs and acquired their technological skills • Migrated throughout the world • Developed differently depending on their location and climate, developing different racial types • African, Asian, and Caucasian • Genetic structure of all humans is almost exactly the same

  12. Videos • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdTk5OvtvM4 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ZmZXicwug <- Art Show • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGkmPqdjAeI&feature=related <- Stone Age Hunting (Everyone together at the end! Stand up!)

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