Early Humans

Early Humans

Warm-Up

1. Silently enter class.2. Sit in assigned seat.3. Copy homework into agenda.4. Get out a loose-leaf piece of notebook paper.

Please write heading and title (Studying History Quiz).

Studying History Quiz• 1. I study humans and their culture.• 2. I am an object made by and used by

humans.• 3. I am an object that was once alive

and has been preserved.• 4. I study artifacts to learn about past

cultures.• 5. I am an account of an event created

by someone who took part in or witnessed the event.

• 6. I am information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event

• Archaeologist

• Geography

• Anthropologist

• Artifact

• History

• Fossil

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

Essential Questions

• 1. How did humans originate?• 2. How were Neanderthals different from

Homo Sapiens?• 3. What are examples of early human tools?• 4. How did the use of tools lead to human

development?

Essential QuestionsEssential Questions Description Visual

1. How did humans originate

2. How were Neanderthals different from Homo Sapiens?

3. What are examples of early human tools?

4. How did the use of tools lead to human development?

Vocabulary

• 1. Hominids – an early ancestor of humans• 2. Neanderthals – an extent species of Homo

Sapiens who were closely related to modern humans

• 3. Homo Sapiens – means “wise man”; same species as modern human beings

• 4. Hunter-Gatherer - societies that get all of their food by hunting wild animals and gathering wild plants, seeds, fruits and nuts

Mary LeakeyOlduvai Gorge

Hominids

• Video Here.

Review

“Two Truths and A Lie”1. Using a dry-erase board and a dry-erase

marker (notebook paper and pencil if not marker), write two truths and a lie about the information learned today.

2. We will rotate among the class trying to correctly answer the questions.

Independent• A. Students will create an advertisement that sells tools to other early humans groups

unfamiliar with the technology. Students’ advertisement should highlight why the tools are important to society and clearly explain why people will want to use it (what benefits will a society gain?). Use at least 4 content vocabulary words.

• B. Design a “Cave Painting” in which you judge the value of technology for the development of humans (how important or beneficial is technology for humans to develop?). Provide at least 5 examples to support your opinion. Use pictures, words, symbols, or other examples to answer the question in the “Cave Painting”.

• C. As an anthropologist you find Hominids very fascinating. You and your fellow colleges have been excavating sites and are very excited to share your news regarding the latest discoveries. Write a letter, journal entry, magazine or newspaper article comparing the importance of tools for societies’ development in both early and modern humans. Provide several examples comparing these societies. Use at least 4 content vocabulary words.

• D. How would you have handled being transported back into the “Cave Man Era”? Determine how you will present this question (visual and/or written) How would you have survived? Where would you live? What would you do for a living? How is your life different from today?

Product Name: ________________What is the products primary use? What problem is this product designed to

solve?

Who might need this product and why? What impact would the product have on civilization?

What adjectives can be used to describe this product?

How might you persuade someone to sue this product?