Prehistory Overview & Study Guide
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Prehistory Overview & Study Guide Big Picture: Peopling the Earth: The first big event in this course is the spread of humans across the earth. This is the story of how communities of hunters, foragers, or fishers adapted to their changing environments in Africa, Eurasia, Australia and the Americas.
Agricultural/ Neolithic Revolution: Over a period of thousands of years, humans learned how to grow crops and domesticate plants and animals. As a result of their development of agriculture, some human groups became sedentary with the earliest settlements developing in the present-day Middle East and Turkey. Human population rose, cultural patterns came more complex, and opportunities for innovation increased. Agriculture spread as societies came into regular contact with each other over long distances.
Unit Vocabulary Students need to know the definitions and be able to use the following terms in appropriate historical contexts. Agriculture Artifact Archaeology Anthropology Artisan B.C.E. Bronze Carbon Dating
Cave Art Climate C.E. Domesticate Fossil Historian Homo sapiens Hominid
Students of History
Irrigation Migration Nomad Neolithic Paleolithic Pottery Prehistory Specialization Technology
Unit 1 – page 1
Key Concepts: 1. Paleolithic versus Neolithic. Compare the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age by placing an “X” in the correct column. Aspect of Society
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Means “old stone age” Means “new stone age” Created “cave art” Developed oral language (speech) Developed weaving skills Development Agriculture Domesticated animals Invented the first tools and simple weapons Lived in clans Made and used fire Made pottery Use advanced tools Were nomadic 2. Paleolithic versus Neolithic: In the boxes below, draw a scene from the Paleolithic Era and Neolithic Era. You must use at least THREE (3) aspect s from the above chart to create your illustration
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Students of History
Unit 1 – page 2
VOCABULARY: Word
Write the definition for each word AND draw an illustration or picture of the word. Definition
Illustration
Artifact
Archeologist
Someone who studies _______ ___________ and what they did in the past from the things they left behind
Domestication Taming of __________________
Fossil
Nomads
(job) Specialization
Neolithic Revolution
Carbon dating
A scientific technique used to determine the ______ of an object Students of History
Unit 1 – page 3
GEOGRAPHY:
For this unit, you must know the location of the continents and major bodies of water and regions of the world. On the map, NEATLY label the following locations. A. Africa E. Europe I. Indian Ocean B. Antarctica F. North America J. Mediterranean Sea C. Asia G. South America K. Pacific Ocean D. Australia H. Atlantic Ocean L. Arabian Sea
Students of History
Unit 1 – page 4
GEOGRAPHY of HUMAN MIGRATION or JUST HOW DID HUMANS MOVE ALL OVER the EARTH?
On the
map below, trace the route of human migration: Use 2 colors to label the different times of migrations. Draw a LARGE star “” to mark the oldest know humans found (hint: modern-day Ethiopia!) Use color 1 for Early Human Migration. Use color2 for Later Human Migration. What do the migration routes of Homo sapiens reveal (tell us) about their survival skills and ability to adapt?
Students of History
Unit 1 – page 5
Timeline: Part I: Write the name of following eras (AGES) in the correct space BELOW the timeline: □ Paleolithic Age (2,500,000 – 8,000 BCE) □ Neolithic Age (8,000 – 3,000 BCE) □ Bronze Age (3000 BCE – c. 1,000 BCE) Part 2: Complete the timeline. Write the following EVENTS and DATES above the timeline. Follow the example. □ □ □ □ □ □
“Ardi” hominid (4,400,000 BCE) “Lucy” (Australopithecines) hominid (2,000,000 BCE) Abraham founds Judaism (1800 BCE) Cro-Magnon hominids (10,000 BCE) Farming begins (8,000 BCE) First stone tools made (2,500,000 BCE)
□ □ □ □ □
Hammurabi Code (1790 BCE) Homo Erectus homonids (1,000,000 BCE) Neanderthal hominids (50,000 BCE) Otzi, the “Ice Man” lives (3300 BCE) Stonehenge built (3,100 BCE)
“Ardi” hominid 4,400,000 BCE
2,500,000 BCE
_____________________ AGE ________________ AGE _____________ AGE 8,000 BCE 3,000 BCE 1,000 BCE Students of History
Unit 1 – page 6
VISUAL LITERACY:
1. The name of this archeological site is
2. This farmer is using domesticated
S________________ , located in
oxen. These animals could be used as
England. It was built during the
B__________ and as a constant
Paleolithic Era / Neolithic Era (circle
source of F_______.
one) 3. This image shows prehistoric people
hunting animals with special hunting tools. These H____________G____________ were nomads who moved from place to place searching for new sources of F________. The tools of the Paleolithic Ages explain how they ADAPTED to their environment and met their S_____________ needs.
This agricultural village in Turkey,
4.
called C_________ H________ had rectangular-shaped house make of B_______ and were arranged side-byside like a H_____________.
Students of History
Unit 1 – page 7
Prehistory Overview & Study Guide Big Picture: Peopling the Earth: The first big event in this course is the spread of humans across the earth. This is the story of how communities of hunters, foragers, or fishers adapted to their changing environments in Africa, Eurasia, Australia and the Americas.
Agricultural/ Neolithic Revolution: Over a period of thousands of years, humans learned how to grow crops and domesticate plants and animals. As a result of their development of agriculture, some human groups became sedentary with the earliest settlements developing in the present-day Middle East and Turkey. Human population rose, cultural patterns came more complex, and opportunities for innovation increased. Agriculture spread as societies came into regular contact with each other over long distances.
Unit Vocabulary Students need to know the definitions and be able to use the following terms in appropriate historical contexts. Agriculture Artifact Archaeology Anthropology Artisan B.C.E. Bronze Carbon Dating
Cave Art Climate C.E. Domesticate Fossil Historian Homo sapiens Hominid
Students of History
Irrigation Migration Nomad Neolithic Paleolithic Pottery Prehistory Specialization Technology
Unit 1 – page 1
Key Concepts: 1. Paleolithic versus Neolithic. Compare the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age by placing an “X” in the correct column. Aspect of Society
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Means “old stone age” Means “new stone age” Created “cave art” Developed oral language (speech) Developed weaving skills Development Agriculture Domesticated animals Invented the first tools and simple weapons Lived in clans Made and used fire Made pottery Use advanced tools Were nomadic 2. Paleolithic versus Neolithic: In the boxes below, draw a scene from the Paleolithic Era and Neolithic Era. You must use at least THREE (3) aspect s from the above chart to create your illustration
Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Students of History
Unit 1 – page 2
VOCABULARY: Word
Write the definition for each word AND draw an illustration or picture of the word. Definition
Illustration
Artifact
Archeologist
Someone who studies _______ ___________ and what they did in the past from the things they left behind
Domestication Taming of __________________
Fossil
Nomads
(job) Specialization
Neolithic Revolution
Carbon dating
A scientific technique used to determine the ______ of an object Students of History
Unit 1 – page 3
GEOGRAPHY:
For this unit, you must know the location of the continents and major bodies of water and regions of the world. On the map, NEATLY label the following locations. A. Africa E. Europe I. Indian Ocean B. Antarctica F. North America J. Mediterranean Sea C. Asia G. South America K. Pacific Ocean D. Australia H. Atlantic Ocean L. Arabian Sea
Students of History
Unit 1 – page 4
GEOGRAPHY of HUMAN MIGRATION or JUST HOW DID HUMANS MOVE ALL OVER the EARTH?
On the
map below, trace the route of human migration: Use 2 colors to label the different times of migrations. Draw a LARGE star “” to mark the oldest know humans found (hint: modern-day Ethiopia!) Use color 1 for Early Human Migration. Use color2 for Later Human Migration. What do the migration routes of Homo sapiens reveal (tell us) about their survival skills and ability to adapt?
Students of History
Unit 1 – page 5
Timeline: Part I: Write the name of following eras (AGES) in the correct space BELOW the timeline: □ Paleolithic Age (2,500,000 – 8,000 BCE) □ Neolithic Age (8,000 – 3,000 BCE) □ Bronze Age (3000 BCE – c. 1,000 BCE) Part 2: Complete the timeline. Write the following EVENTS and DATES above the timeline. Follow the example. □ □ □ □ □ □
“Ardi” hominid (4,400,000 BCE) “Lucy” (Australopithecines) hominid (2,000,000 BCE) Abraham founds Judaism (1800 BCE) Cro-Magnon hominids (10,000 BCE) Farming begins (8,000 BCE) First stone tools made (2,500,000 BCE)
□ □ □ □ □
Hammurabi Code (1790 BCE) Homo Erectus homonids (1,000,000 BCE) Neanderthal hominids (50,000 BCE) Otzi, the “Ice Man” lives (3300 BCE) Stonehenge built (3,100 BCE)
“Ardi” hominid 4,400,000 BCE
2,500,000 BCE
_____________________ AGE ________________ AGE _____________ AGE 8,000 BCE 3,000 BCE 1,000 BCE Students of History
Unit 1 – page 6
VISUAL LITERACY:
1. The name of this archeological site is
2. This farmer is using domesticated
S________________ , located in
oxen. These animals could be used as
England. It was built during the
B__________ and as a constant
Paleolithic Era / Neolithic Era (circle
source of F_______.
one) 3. This image shows prehistoric people
hunting animals with special hunting tools. These H____________G____________ were nomads who moved from place to place searching for new sources of F________. The tools of the Paleolithic Ages explain how they ADAPTED to their environment and met their S_____________ needs.
This agricultural village in Turkey,
4.
called C_________ H________ had rectangular-shaped house make of B_______ and were arranged side-byside like a H_____________.
Students of History
Unit 1 – page 7
