Early Human Migration

Early Human Migration

This lesson will teach you how humans first lived in Africa

but MIGRATED (moved) all over the world

Why did homo erectus leave Africa?

-No animals left to hunt

-To find warmer weather

-Fighting with other groups, called clans or tribes over food or land

Multiple Choice

Why did homo erectus leave Africa?

• Food

• Fighting

• Weather

• All of these

Today, people who migrate to a new place are called...

Immigrants

In ancient times, we call them NOMADS

Multiple Choice

Ancient people who moved to new places in search of food were called....

• nomads

• farmers

Why do people migrate today?

-To find better jobs

-Weather

-Fighting or violence in a place

Poll

Why did your family migrate (move) to America?

• Better jobs

• More peace and safety

• Other family members

Africa to Asia...

The red arrow shows migration routes, or paths, that early humans followed.

Multiple Choice

What do the red arrows show?

• Migration routes

• Weather patterns

How did nomads get into North America?

There is water between Asia and North America.

This is what it looks like today.

Poll

How did ancient nomads cross the water?

• They built ships

• It was all ice so they walked

They crossed an ICE BRIDGE!

During the ice age!

They became...

Native Americans

Native=Born in a place

Ex: Native language

Ex: Nacio

Where did homo sapiens go next?

Down to South America!

SOUTH AMERICA IS THE LAST PLACE OF MIGRATION!

Multiple Choice

What was the last continent humans migrated to?

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Australia

Look at the map. What is the only CONTINENT you don't see a migration route (arrow)

Multiple Choice

Which is the ONLY place homo sapiens have NOT MIGRATED to?

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Antarctica

Why not Antarctica?

It's too cold!

Great job!

Next time, we will learn about how our early human ancestors communicated without writing!