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EQ: How do people adapt to their environment?
Unit 1: Early Humans

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Unit 1: Early Humans

EQ: How do people adapt to their environment?

  • Modern humans are membes of the Great Ape family
  • Scientists have learned about the ancient past from fossils, which provide a record of species that lived long ago
  • Different species evolved and early humans were called Neantherthals

A. Early Humans

  • The Paleolithic Age was the earliest part of the period of human history known as the Stone Age.
  • Paleothic people were nomads meaning they moved around searching for food
  • They survived by hunting and gathering
  • During this period the people discovered fire, made tools and weapons and developed spoken language and art

B. Paleoithic Age

  • End of Paleolithic age was met with Ice Age-long period of extreme cold
  • Ice Age began when thick sheets of ice moved across parts of Europe, Asia, and North America
  • To survive, humans had to change how they did things. They learned to build stronger shelters and make warm clothing using animal furs

C. Ice Age

D. Neolithic Age

  • Historians call the period after Ice Age the Neolithic Age
  • During this time, people shifted from hunting and gathering their food to staying in one place to grow and produce their own food known as Agricultural Revolution
  • This revolution created civilizations that had a monarchy, social class, jobs, wealth and power.
  • Religion played a huge role. Writing and art became important methods of communication and enjoyment

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