Early Hominids

1. Early Hominids Paleolithic and Neolithic Age

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4. Hominids • Hominid – human ancestor • Bipedal – using only two legs for walking • Kingdom Phylum class order family genus species • AnimaliaChordata Mammalia Primates Hominidae Australopithecus Afarensis

5. Australopithecus Afarensis • Means Southern Ape • Began in Africa • The earliest Human Ancestor • Lived 3-4 million years ago • Biped

6. Australopithecus AfarensisDescription • 3 Feet Tall • Long arms • Hands and Feet similar to humans • Pronounced jaw and forehead • Used hands to defend themselves

7. Homo Habilis • Means Handy Man • Lived in Africa • 1.5 – 2 million years ago • Lived in groups • 4 feet 2 inches • Made Tools: • Bones for digging • Rocks for cutting

8. Quadruped vs Biped

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10. Homo Erectus • Means Upright Man • 1.8 Million – 200,000 B.C.E. • Evidence in Africa, Asia, and Europe • Used/moved fire • Used stone tools axes • Lived in primitive huts

11. Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis

12. Write down your daily Scheduleinclude at least five major events/activities How do we rely on technology?

13. Homo Sapiens Sapiens • Means Doubly Wise Man • 35,000 B.C.E. until present • Homo Sapiens populate the world • Evidence of clothing • Early life – finding food protecting family

14. Early Tools

15. Write your name on the index card Draw a picture of something you use today I will collect the cards On the other side, write down a sentence explaining what you can learn from the person’s life based on the picture.

16. Early Art

17. Hunter-gatherers become farmers

18. Imagine living in the Stone Age 30,000 years ago. How would you use natural resources to survive? What would your life be like? Record your ideas in the chart under Paleolithic Era

20. Paleolithic Age • First tools appeared (bone) • About 2 million bce to 8000 bce • Hunter-gatherer groups of 20 to 60 • Nomads - wander from place to place with no permanent settlement • Cave and tent dwellers

21. Neolithic Age • Agricultural Revolution • Agriculture – farming and domestication of animals • About 8000 B.C.E. to 3000 B.C.E. • People began to settle in one place • The Fertile Crescent contained many settlements

22. Create a cartoon using Neolithic Nick and Nora about the following • Food • Shelter • Community • Jobs • Trade

23. What makes something a Revolution?

24. The Agricultural Revolution

25. Stable Food/Life • Avoid hunting dangers • Discovery and spread of seeds = growing plants • Domestication – training animals to be useful for humans

26. Permanent Dwelling • Stable life allowed permanent homes • Houses had rooms for specific purposes • Homes built together allow for more people to gather

27. Communities Grow • Villages of up to 200 people • Food security meant population growth • Safety in numbers

28. Roles in Community • Job specialization – individual works in one area • Workers become more skilled • Develops:pottery woven clothing complex homes decorations jewlery

29. Trade Increases • Desire for a better quality of life • Humans seek resources from elsewhere • Ideas and knowledge spread

30. Ancient Civilizations Begin

31. In groups Describe life in the Neolithic Age. Record your descriptions in the chart. On your own Choose what job you would prefer in the Neolithic World and Why farmer pottery making stone tool making jewelry making raising children animal caretakes cooking village elder builder trader Medicine/healer

32. Innovations in our lives Select two and complete a sentence: “The invention of agriculture is like _________ because __________.” for each innovation.