3. 1. Human Origins in Africa
Students should understand that the
earliest humans originated in Africa and
spread across the globe.
4. Section outcomes
1. Describe key scientific findings about human origins
2. List human achievements during the Stone Age
3. Trace emergence of modern humans
4.State discoveries about modern humans
11. 2. Humans Try to Control Nature
Students should be able to trace the
development of agriculture and evaluate
its effects on human societies
12. Section outcomes
1. List technological and artistic achievements of the
Paleolithic Age
2. Describe the Neolithic Revolution
3. Explain the growth of villages
13. The Paleolithic
2.5 mya to ~8000 BCE
Nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle
Simple stone tools
Homo sapiens by 200,000 BCE
art by 25,000 BCE
28. Domesticable animals
Flexible diet
Reasonably quick growth
Ability to breed in captivity
Pleasant disposition
Unlikely to panic easily
Modifiable social hierarchy
31. 3. Civilization/ Ur
Students should be able to explain how
economic and social changes led to the
rise of civilizations
32. Section outcomes
1. Explain how villages grew into cities
2. List the characteristics of civilization
3. Describe how the city of Ur exemplifies
early civilizations
38. Civilization Title
Descript
ion
❶ Advanced cities
Example
❷ Specialized workers Illustrat
ion
❸ Complex institutions
❹ Record keeping
❺ Advanced technology
Editor's Notes
Conscious & purposeful activity of the highest order
Paints from minerals, plants, blood, saliva, water, and animal fat
OZTI: 3300 BCE, 57 tattoos
SCYTHIAN: 500 BCE, right arm
18,000 BCE global temperatures begin to rise
8,000 BCE cultivation begins
Dog: 15000 BCE
Goat, sheep, pig: 10-8000 BCE
in the Levant
What do you notice about the distribution of food domestication?
Dog: 15000 BCE
Goat, sheep, pig: 10-8000 BCE
in the Levant
What do you notice about the distribution of food domestication?
Dog: 15000 BCE
Goat, sheep, pig: 10-8000 BCE
in the Levant
What do you notice about the distribution of food domestication?
Dog: 15000 BCE
Goat, sheep, pig: 10-8000 BCE
in the Levant
What do you notice about the distribution of food domestication?
Dog: 15000 BCE
Goat, sheep, pig: 10-8000 BCE
in the Levant
What do you notice about the distribution of food domestication?
Dog: 15000 BCE
Goat, sheep, pig: 10-8000 BCE
in the Levant
What do you notice about the distribution of food domestication?
Dog: 15000 BCE
Goat, sheep, pig: 10-8000 BCE
in the Levant
What do you notice about the distribution of food domestication?
Advantages & disadvantages of domestication?
pertussis = whopping cough
Turkey
6000 BCE
5-6000 people
1000 buildings - so close, access via roof
Irrigation & agriculture
City, artisan/ craftsmen
Trade = barter system, and Scribes
Ziggurat & priests