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The Stone Ages and Early CulturesThe Paleolithic EraAncient CivilizationsMr. Hollingsworths World HistoryAlabama Course of StudyExplain how artifacts and other archaeological findings provide evidence of the nature and movement of prehistoric groups of people.Identify terms used to describe characteristics of early societies and family structures.

Todays Learning TargetsI can define the vocabulary terms specific to this region and time.I can evaluate the conclusion of anthropologists on the discovery of early hominids.Warm-up QuestionsWhat are items that are modified to accomplish a task called?toolsWhat are the earliest modified items?Sharpened stones

Warm-up QuestionsWhat was used to give more leverage to these items?Wooden handles

Reading Check QuestionsWhat can ancient bones tell us about human ancestors?About human development and early human physical appearancesHow was Homo erectus different from Homo habilis?Homo erectus walked completely upright. Homo habilis did not.

Reading Check QuestionsHow did tools improve during the Old Stone Age?People learned to use flint to make tools and to attach wooden handles to the tools.

Scientists Study Remains___ was invented about 5,000 years ago. ___ discovered bones in 1959 in East ___.Writing / Leakey / AfricaThese bones was the remains an ___ of early humans. It was a ___.ancestor / hominid

Scientists Study RemainsIn ___, Johanson found more bones that he called ___. He could tell she ___ on two legs.1974 / Lucy / walkedIn ___, White found bones as old as ___ ___ years.1994 / 4.4 million

Hominids and Early HumansIn 1960, ___ found ___ remains he called ___ ___, or handy man.Leakey / hominid / Homo habilis1.5 million years ago ___ ___ (upright man) appeared in Africa. Homo erectus

Hominids and Early HumansThe first humans are called ___ ___ (___ ___).Homo sapiens / wise man

Stone Age ToolsThe time of the first humans is called the ___ ___. It is further divided into three periods: ___, ___, and ___ Eras.Stone Age / Paleolithic / Mesolithic / Neolithic

Todays Learning TargetsI can define the vocabulary terms specific to this region and time.I can evaluate the conclusion of anthropologists on the discovery of early hominids