Early Modern Humans

Do Now•What do you remember about hunter and

gather societies? What does it mean to adapt and how do you think this applies to early humans?

Essential Question•Why did early humans move from place to

place?

Humankind Begins•Homo sapiens represent the beginning of

humankind•“Wise man”•Advanced technology•Made better tools, shelters, cave

paintings, sculptures•Better language, formed religious beliefs

Cave Art

Adapting•Adapted to their environment to better

survive•Lived in a variety of shelters•Gathered plants •Hunted many animals that are now

extinct•Used animals for food, tools, housing, and

clothes•Could plan and organize•Learned consequences of actions

Woolly Mammoth

Mastodon

Giant Sloth

Saber Tooth Tiger

Migration•Humans migrated from Africa about

100,000 years ago. •Climate change •Ice Age made glaciers•Water was frozen, oceans dropped•Land bridges formed

Wrap up•Why were Homo sapiens called “wise

man?”•What were some of the uses of technology

they used?•Why was learning the consequence of an

action an important skill?