Unit 1: Paleolithic

Unit 1: Paleolithic Age

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How long have humans lived on Earth?

• 2,000 years

• 200,000 years

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Which continent did humans first live on?

• North America

• Africa

Draw

Circle the continent where humans first existed.

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The first humans were:

• Homo sapiens

• Homographs

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All humans are:

• Homo sapiens

• Homographs

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Did Homo sapiens and dinosaurs ever live at the same time?

• yes

• no

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The time before writing was invented is called:

• Prehistory

• Post-history

• Living History

• Real history

Prehistory​--- Time before writing was invented

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​to learn about people living during prehistory archaeologists study artifacts.

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​Artifacts are tools, clothing, and decorations that prehistoric people used.

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Someone who studies objects from the past to learn about past cultures.

• artifact

• environment

• archaeologist

• president

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Choose three objects that artifacts from PREHISTORY.

Fossils -- Fossils are the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago.

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To study prehistory, we look at: (pick 2)

• fossils

• artifacts

• writing

• photographs

Categorize

Options (4)

Organize these options into the right categories

Artifact

Fossil

The Paleolithic Age
"Old Stone Age"

• ​time when people used stone to make tools and weapons

• ​began 2.5 million years ago-8000 B.C.E.

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What does Paleolithic mean?

• Old Stone Age

• New Stone Age

• Prehistory

• History

​Surviving in the Paleolithic Age

• ​Paleolithic people moved around in search of food

• ​nomads - people who move from place to place and do not have permanent home

• ​​they traveled in groups of about 20 - 30 people

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What does "Nomad" mean?

• Someone with a permanent shelter

• Someone living in a village

• Someone who never moves from where they were born

• Someone who moves from place to place

​Finding Food

• ​survived by hunting and gathering

• ​searching for food was the main activity and was difficult

• ​Hunting

  • buffalo, bison, wild goats, reindeer, fished along coastlines

• ​Gathering

  • wild berries, nuts, fruits, and green plants

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How did people find food during the Paleolithic Age?

• Hunting and Gathering

• Farming

• Shopping

• calling DoorDash

​Migrate -- to move from place to place

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To move from one region of the world to another region.

• adapt

• migrate

• environment

• artifact

Invention of fire

• With fire, they were able to cook their food so that it was easier to eat and tasted better.

• By the light of torches, people could more easily find their way at night.

• With fire to keep them warm, they could live in the colder regions and spread out over the Earth.

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Open Ended

What is one thing people could use fire for?

tools and weapons were made out of stone and rocks

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​They used Simple Tools

Paleolithic humans left art on the insides of caves that you can still see today!

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They made Art

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Cave art and stone tools are examples of:

• artifacts

• trash

• fossils

• writing

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Paleolithic people were _____________.

• farmers

• hunter-gatherers

• extinct after the last ice age

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The Paleolithic humans made...

• Metal tools.

• Wooden tools.

• Stone tools.

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Paleolithic people discovered...

• Metal

• Fire

• Water

• Electricity

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Where would Paleolithic era people most likely draw their art?

• In Caves

• On Trees

• On desert sand

• On blank paper

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What language did most Paleolithic Early Man speak?

• English

• Mandarin

• Latin

• We don't know

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An object made by a group of humans such as tools and clothes.

• artifact

• archaeologist

• natural resources

• adapt

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What do we call the time before writing?

• Modern History

• Prehistory

• Ancient History

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We learn about prehistory by studying:

• People's writing

• Artifacts

• Old computer drives

• fossils

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An object made by a group of humans such as tools and clothes.

• artifact

• archaeologist

• natural resources

• adapt

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Choose all the pictures that could be artifacts

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People who travel from place to place

• Nomads

• Hunter-gatherers

• Strangers

• Crazy People