Early Humans

World HistoryUnit 1 Chapter 1 Section 1

F1

Analyzing the ancient past

• Prehistory – The time before written records were developed– Tough to be certain about past events

Leave it to the professionals

• Archaeologist– Studies the past through analyzing

artifacts• What it is• When it was made• Where it was found/made• What was its purpose

• Anthropologist– Studies the past through analyzing

societies

For Example…

• Archaeologist – Cell phone, late 20th/early 21st century, used to communicate with others, made from various materials

• Anthropologist – People used technology, lived far away from each other

For Example…

What kind of people would use these artifacts?

What kind of people would use these artifacts?

What kind of people would use these artifacts?

Soldier's Memorial – St. Louis, MO.

Baltimore Harbor – Baltimore, MD.

Michigan Historical Museum – Lansing, MI.

MO. State Historical Museum – St. Louis, MO.

Mel Fisher Maritime Museum – Key West, FL.

Gettysburg Military Park – Gettysburg, PA.

Udvar-Hazy Center/National Air & Space Museum – Washington D.C.

Civil War Remembrance/Greenfield Village – Dearborn, MI.

Early Development

•The Hominid – A human-like creature that could walk upright.•Earliest hominids go back about 4 million years.•Takes place during Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)

How and where did they live?

• Hominids mostly scavengers but also hunters, gatherers and fishermen

• Housing is temporary as they must follow migration patterns and growing seasons– Houses made from

bones and/or wood– Caves are NOT

permanent houses

Field Museum - Chicago, IL.

Habits of Mind

• No known systems of keeping time or religious/spiritual practice

• Located initially in central Africa but eventually evolved and migrated out

The Neolithic Revolution

• Neolithic – New Stone• Between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago• Humans beginning to domesticate animals

– Cows, pigs, goats, dogs, cats, elephants, camels

• Systematic Agriculture developed– The ability to control what you grow, where, and

when– Wheat and barley

• Housing is more permanent and settled– Less nomadic

Developments of the Neolithic Revolution

• Artisans – People who specialize in the production of products

• City walls• Store houses• Roles of men and women• Basis for economies and wealth• Improvement of tools

– Stone to copper to bronze to iron

Culture vs. Civilization

• Culture – A person or a group of people’s way of life

• Civilization – A large culture shared by a group of people in a similar area

The Six Factors of Civilization

• Cities• Government• Social Structure• Writing• Religion• Art

Governor’s Mansion – Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, PA

Martha-Mary Chapel – Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI