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Essential Knowledge

Essential Knowledge. Day 1. Homo sapiens emerged in Africa between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago. Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas. Early humans were hunters and gatherers whose survival depended on the availability of wild plants and animals.

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Essential Knowledge

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  1. Essential Knowledge Day 1

  2. Homo sapiens emerged in Africa between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago. • Homo sapiens migrated from Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas. • Early humans were hunters and gatherers whose survival depended on the availability of wild plants and animals

  3. Hunter-gatherer societies during the Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) • Were nomadic (migrated in search of food, water, shelter) • Invented the first tools, including simple weapons • Learned how to make fire • Lived in clans • Developed oral language • Created “cave art”

  4. Societies during the Neolithic Era (New Stone Age) • Developed agriculture • Domesticated animals • Used advanced tools • Made pottery • Developed weaving skills

  5. Archaeologists study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, fossils, and artifacts. • Archaeologists apply scientific tests such as carbon dating to analyze fossils and artifacts. • Stonehenge is an example of an archaeological site in England that was begun during the Neolithic and completed during the Bronze Age.

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