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AP World History Review Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations

Explore the evidence and characteristics of early humans, including their society, religion, technology, economy, and culture. Learn about the "Out of Africa" migrations and archaeological discoveries that shed light on our earliest history.

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AP World History Review Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations

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  1. AP World History ReviewPeriod 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations Bill Strickland East Grand Rapids High School East Grand Rapids, MI

  2. Period 1 Key Concepts • Big Geography & the Peopling of the Earth • The Neolithic Revolution & Early Agricultural Societies • The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral, and Urban Societies Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  3. Period 1 Key Concepts • Big Geography & the Peopling of the Earth • During the Paleolithic Era (pre-10,000 BCE) hunter-gatherers gradually migrated from East Africa to Eurasia, Australia and the Americas, adapting their technology and cultures. Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  4. Key Concepts (In Question Form) • Big Geography & the Peopling of the Earth • What is the evidence that explains the earliest history of humans and the planet? • How is this evidence interpreted? • Where did humans first appear on Earth, and what were the characteristics of their society, religion, technology, economy and culture? • How did the earliest humans procure enough supplies to survive? Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  5. Q: What is the evidence that explainsthe earliest history of humans and the planet? • “Out of Africa” migrations Theory based on Archeological Evidence Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  6. Q: How is this evidence interpreted? • Archaeological Evidence: “Lucy” Louis & Mary Leakey “Lucy” skeleton Footprints in Olduvai Gorge, eastern Africa Richard Leakey, 1979 Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  7. Q: What were thecharacteristics of early humans’ … • Society? • Little if any social classes • no possessions to distinguish rich/poor, powerful/weak • Egalitarian (equal but not identical work & value of both genders’ contributions) • Men probably hunted, women foraged/gathered. • Small bands/communities (30-50 people) • How do we know this? • Comparison to modern hunter-gatherer societies Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  8. Q: What were thecharacteristics of early humans’ … • Society? • By 600 BCE (end of Period #1) Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  9. Q: What were thecharacteristics of early humans’ … • Religion? • Most likely animistic. Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  10. Q: What were thecharacteristics of early humans’ … • Technology? • Stone Tools/Weapons • Specially adapted to different environments. (What works in the tropics won’t in the tundra!) Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  11. Q: What were thecharacteristics of early humans’ … • Technology? • Stone Tools/Weapons (no wheel yet!) • Fire • Useful in slash & burn agriculture • Protection against animals • Keeping warm in cold climates • Food Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  12. Q: What were thecharacteristics of early humans’ … • Economy? • Small kinship groups of 30-50 people. • Some were self-sufficient • Trade, including … • People • Ideas • Goods • Very limited range of contact w/ other groups Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

  13. Q: What were thecharacteristics of early humans’ … • Culture? Bill Strickland bstrickl@egrps.org

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