Ch. 1, Section 1 - Studying the Distant Past

Studying the Distant Past

Chapter 1, Section 1

Key Ideas

• Scientists use fossils and artifacts to draw conclusions about early humans.

• Archaeologicial evidence indicates that human life began in Africa.

Key Terms

• anthropology

• archaeologist

• prehistory

• fossil

• geologist

• artifact

Open Ended

What is the difference between a fossil and an artifact?

Reading Task

• The Hunt for Early Humans (p. 60 - 63)

• Answer the text dependent questions in Google Classroom

Hunter-Gatherer Societies

Section 2

Key Ideas

• The development of new skills allowed hunter-gatherer societies to survive

• Modern humans and Neanderthals both appeared late in the Stone Age.

Key Terms

• hunter-gatherer

• technology

• culture

• nomad

Early Human Culture

List features for each type of early human culture.

Multiple Choice

What skill gave modern humans an advantage over Neanderthals?

• fire

• stone tools

• complex language

• buried their dead

Populating the Earth

Section 3

Key Ideas

• Over time, modern humans populated most regions of the world.

• As they migrated, humans learned to adapt to various environments.

• Art and other evidence reveals that human societies became more complex and developed religious beliefs.

Key Terms

• populate

• migration

• environment

• adapt

• clan

• animism

Developing Complex Cultures: The Evidence of Art

• What do they tell us?

Developing Complex Cultures: Religious Beliefs and Practices

• What religious beliefs did Stone Age people develop?

Open Ended

Identify two examples that show that Stone Age cultures became more complex over time.

In what important ways did human culture change during the Paleolithic Era?

• It spread to many parts of the world and adapted to many environments.

• Language and use of tools and weapons developed.

• Ideas such as art and religion began to appear.