1. The Origin of Humans Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Theories on prehistory and early man constantly change as new evidence comes to light. - Louis Leakey, British paleoanthropologist The First Humans

3. Early Discoveries

4. Stages of Early Human Development 1. 4,000,000 BCE – 1,000,000 BCE 2. 1,500,000 BCE -- 250,000 BCE 3. 250,000 BCE – 30,000 BCE 4. 30,000 BCE -- 10,000 BCE Paleolithic Age : ( Old Stone Age ) 2,500,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE

10. Differing Human Migration Theories Are we all Africans “under the skin”????

11. Stage 3 200,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE HOMO SAPIENS ( “Wise Human Being” ) Neanderthals ( 200,000 BCE – 30,000 BCE ) Cro-Magnons ( 40,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE )

13. Stage 3 NEANDERTHALS Early Hut/Tent

15. Homo sapiens sapiens in Europe

16. The Last Ice Age 70,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE

19. The Agricultural Revolution Development of Agriculture ? ? ? ?

20. The Agricultural Revolution Why do you think the development of agriculture occurred around the same time in several different places?

21. The Agricultural Revolution Why do some archaeologists believe that women were the first farmers?

24. Early Settled Communities Çatal Hüyük

25. The Agricultural Revolution What role did the food supply play in shaping the nomadic life of hunter-gatherers and the settled life of the farmers?

26. Why is the "Neolithic Revolution" a turning point in human history??

27. What is the next step in the development of human settlements??

28. CIVILIZATIONS !! CITIES !

29. What are the characteristics of a civilization??

30. Advanced Cities CIVILIZATION Specialized Workers Complex Institutions Record- Keeping Advanced Technology