WH1 Human Origins

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Artifacts

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Objects or tools that provide information about people from the past.

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Primary Sources

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Original sources of information created during the time under study, such as artifacts, documents, or images.

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Secondary Sources

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Sources of information that relate or discuss information originally presented elsewhere, like documents or images.

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Early Humans / Homo sapiens

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Emerged in East Africa approximately 100,000 to 400,000 years ago and subsequently migrated to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas.

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Hunter-gatherer societies

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Early human societies whose survival was dependent on the availability of wild plants and animals. They were nomadic, invented early tools and simple weapons, learned to make and use fire, lived in clans, developed oral language, and created cave art.

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Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)

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The period characterized by hunter-gatherer societies and their adaptations to the physical environment, including the use of fire and stone tools.

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Neolithic Era (New Stone Age)

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The period during which societies developed agriculture (domesticated plants), domesticated animals, used advanced tools, made pottery, and developed weaving skills. It marked a major advancement in human social organization with the rise of permanent settlements.

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Agricultural Revolution

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A significant transformation that involved the development of agriculture and the establishment of permanent settlements, moving away from nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyles.

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Sedentary Settlements/Communities

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Permanent settlements that arose due to technological and social developments, primarily agriculture.

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Archaeologists

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Individuals who study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts.