Prehistory: Early Humans

Prehistory

• The time before humans could write/record events.

• An object that was used by people in the past which tells us about their culture.

• Believing in the idea that everyone has equal rights or a say in decision making. Most Early Human groups made decisions in this way.

• The process of breeding or training an animal or wild plant for human use; to tame an animal.

Artifacts

• An object that was used by people in the past which tells us about their culture.

• Art work on cave walls and ceilings made in prehistoric times. Most date from 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. The oldest are from about 32,000 years ago, but scientists still disagree if this dating is correct.

• A member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals.

• The time before humans could write/record events.

Historian

• Someone who studies the past through what has been written.

• Someone who studies the past through the artifacts left behind.

• A member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals.

• Believing in the idea that everyone has equal rights or a say in decision making. Most Early Human groups made decisions in this way.

Archaeologist

• Someone who studies the past through the artifacts left behind.

• Someone who studies the past through what has been written.

• A member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time, usually to find food or follow animal herds.

• A member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals.

Hunter-Gatherer

• A member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals.
• A member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time, usually to find food or follow animal herds.
• Humans domesticated plants and animals in this period which changed the way of life of communities which made the change.
• Art work made in prehistoric times. Most date from 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. The oldest are from about 32,000 years ago. Most archaeologists think they may have had a function for rituals.

Domestication

• The process of breeding or training an animal or wild plant for human use; to tame an animal.
• The development of skills in a specific kind of work. An abundant food supply allows some people to become expert at jobs besides farming.
• Humans domesticated plants and animals in this period which changed the way of life of communities which made the change.
• A type of agriculture done by cutting down and burning trees and plants in order to clear an area of land and grow crops on it for usually a brief time.

What defines a hunter-gatherer society?

• Survival from foraging for fruits or nuts and hunting, fishing or scavenging for meat.

• A society that values hunting over gathering.

• Survival from farming or raising domesticated animals.

• A society that uses hunting to indicate social status.

The oldest permanent settlement (town) that archaeologists have discovered so far is:

• Çatalhöyük

• Jericho

• Sumeria

• Bable

the order in which events happen in time

• chronological order

• prehistory

• history

• primary source

Hunter-Gatherers used this for cooking and light

• Fire

• Basic Hunting Tools/Weapons

• Shelter

• Microwave