SLIDE 1 Era I Unit 2 WHI.2 Pre-History
Voorhees
(Words in purple are for your notes)
SLIDE 2 WHI.2 The student will apply social science skills to understand the period from the Paleolithic Era to the agricultural revolution by
- a) explaining the impact of
geographic environment on hunter- gatherer societies;
- b) describing characteristics of
hunter-gatherer societies, including their use of tools and fire;
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Stone Age Tools
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prehistoric spear thrower
SLIDE 5 Once upon a time,
Africa between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago
- Homo Sapiens= humans
- f today
- Two parts:
– Old – New
Intro: Prehistory= The Stone Age
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Migration of Humans
SLIDE 7 Natural Land Bridge to the Americas
Epoch)
water turned into ice
dropped as much as 300 ft
Strait between Alaska and Siberia became a natural land bridge
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Stone Age Homo Sapiens
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Modern Homo Sapiens
SLIDE 10 Create a time line in your notes:
- Dinosaurs 65,000,000 years ago
- Homo Sapiens (humans) 500,000 yrs ago
- Humans farming 10,000 years ago
- Jesus of Nazareth 2,000 years ago
- Industrial Revolution 300 years ago
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- I. Paleolithic= Old Stone Age
- A. Hunter-gatherer societies
- 1. hunted large game
- 2. gathered roots, nuts, berries,
grasses
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part of their lives
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- C. NOMADS
- 1. moved around
- 2. followed the
animals
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and temporary shelters
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SLIDE 17 Paleolithic…
- 5. Lived in clans (groups of families)
- 6. Developed oral language (speaking)
- 7. Created cave art (culture)
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SLIDE 19 WHI.2 The student will apply social science skills to understand the period from the Paleolithic Era to the agricultural revolution by
- c) analyzing how technological and
social developments gave rise to sedentary communities; and
- d) analyzing how archaeological
discoveries are changing current understanding of early societies.
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- 1. Farming!
- a. Technological and social
advancements
- b. Stable communities
- c. 10,000 BCE (-ish)
- A. The Agricultural Revolution
SLIDE 22 Neolithic Era
- 2. Major step in the advance
- f civilization
- a. Permanent settlements
- b. Settled in fertile river
valleys
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SLIDE 24 Neolithic Era
- 3. Used advanced tools
- “cold hammered” copper, gold,
and lead
- 4. Made pottery
- 5. Developed weaving skills
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- III. Archeological discoveries
- A. Archeologists
- 1. study past cultures by locating
and analyzing human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts.
- 2. apply scientific tests, such as
carbon dating, to analyze fossils and artifacts.
SLIDE 27 Radiocarbon Dating
- Radiocarbon dating is used to date fossils
- All living organisms absorb radiocarbon
- Radiocarbon decay can be measured
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Stonehenge is an example of an archaeological site in England. It was begun during the Neolithic Age and completed during the Bronze Age.
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- B. Stonehenge
- 1. England
- 2. Neolithic Bronze Age
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Aleppo
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Aleppo (today)
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Jericho
SLIDE 33 Jericho, Israel
(8000 BCE; Fertile Crescent)
- C. Aleppo and Jericho are examples of
early cities in the Fertile Crescent studied by archaeologists.
SLIDE 34 Mount of Temptation Monastery
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Çatalhöyük
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- D. Çatalhöyük is an example of a
Neolithic settlement currently under excavation in Anatolia.
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Megalithic structures
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Druid Ceremony at Stonehenge
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Malta
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Carnac, France Callanish Stone Circle, Scotland
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Easter Island, Chile
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this class is about humans developing on the planet Earth
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5 REVIEW QUESTIONS WHI.2
SLIDE 44 1) Homo sapiens in Africa, between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago,
- A lived in semi-permanent
settlements.
- B had an organized government.
- C had complex tools.
- D were nomadic.
SLIDE 45 2) Hunter gatherers had a life that was shaped by
- A an agricultural society.
- B the environment.
- C a complex government.
- D organized religion.
SLIDE 46 3) Neolithic societies
- A were disorganized.
- B relocated frequently in search of
food.
- C had simple tools.
- D developed because of agriculture.
SLIDE 47 4) Scientists that study past cultures by analyzing human remains, fossils, and artifacts are called
- A Paleontologists.
- B Archaeologists.
- C Psychologists.
- D Entomologists.
SLIDE 48 5) An example of a site in England that was begun during the Neolithic Age and completed during the Bronze Age is
- A Mesopotamia.
- B Ganges.
- C Stonehenge.
- D Delian.
SLIDE 49 LET’S SEE HOW YOU DID
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SLIDE 50 1) Homo sapiens in Africa, between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago,
- A lived in semi-permanent
settlements.
- B had an organized government.
- C had complex tools.
- D were nomadic.
SLIDE 51 2) Hunter gatherers had a life that was shaped by
- A an agricultural society.
- B the environment.
- C a complex government.
- D organized religion.
SLIDE 52 3) Neolithic societies
- A were disorganized.
- B relocated frequently in search of
food.
- C had simple tools.
- D developed because of
agriculture.
SLIDE 53 4) Scientists that study past cultures by analyzing human remains, fossils, and artifacts are called
- A Paleontologists.
- B Archaeologists.
- C Psychologists.
- D Entomologists.
SLIDE 54 5) An example of a site in England that was begun during the Neolithic Age and completed during the Bronze Age is
- A Mesopotamia.
- B Ganges.
- C Stonehenge.
- D Delian.
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