HUNTERS AND GATHERERS OF

THE WORLDChapter 1 Lesson 3

OBJECTIVES Identify the locations where early people

were living during the later years of the Ice Age

Describe the ways in which these people adapted to a variety of environments

VOCABULARY Nomad – people with no settled home;

wanderers Society – group of people living and

working under a set of rules and traditions

Role - responsibility Culture – ways of life shared by

members of a group

AROUND THE WORLD About 15,000 years

ago, the world grew warmer and water levels rose

People began to migrate to different regions

Communities of hunters and gatherers began to develop more complex ways of life

AFRICA As Earth’s

climate changed, early Africans began migrating across the continent

As they lived in new environments, they learned how to use different resources

EUROPE At the end of the

last Ice Age, early Europeans adapted to a forest environment

They developed new tools and ways of living

Became less nomadic

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Between about 14,000 –

12,000 years ago, people began populating Asia and the south-western pacific islands

Some began to stay longer in areas that had plentiful food

NORTH AMERICA People in North America

adapted to a variety of environments, ranging from deserts to rain forests

They adapted their technology to available resources

Clovis people were one of the first cultures in North America

SOUTH AMERICA People who first settled

South America adapted to the rain forests, mountains, and other environments

Used trees and animals to make houses with wood frames, covered with animal skins

Scientists have uncovered a 12,500 year old site in Monte Verde, Chile

SUMMARY Groups of hunters and gatherers around

the world found ways to survive in a wide range of environments

Among there environments were deserts, grasslands, forests, coastlines, and rain forests

As early people learned to adapt to their local environments, they developed ways of life that were different from one another

Even by 10,000 years ago, unique cultures existed around the world