1. CHAPTER 1
EARLY HUMANS
Historian – person who studies and writes about the human past
(i.e. Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, books about the past)
Archaeologist – person or scientist who studies about past human
life by studying fossils and artifacts
- hunt for evidence buried in the ground or caves
Anthropologist – scientist who studies the physical characteristics
and cultures of humans and their ancestors
- study how humans developed and how they are
related to one another
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2. CHAPTER 1
EARLY HUMANS
Stone Age
Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) – means “old stone”
(2.5 million years ago until 8000 B.C.)
- People were hunter-gatherers – searched for food
-Nomads – people who constantly move; always adapting
to new environments
- Learned to tame fire, cook with it – key to survival
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3. CHAPTER 1
EARLY HUMANS
Stone Age
Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) continued:
- Developed spoken language
- Were the first to use technology – tools and methods to help
humans perform tasks
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4. CHAPTER 1
EARLY HUMANS
Stone Age
Neolithic (New Stone Age) – (8000 B.C. – 4000 B.C.)
- People began to domesticate (tame) animals and plants for
human use
- People learned how to grow food
- Farming Revolution - farming replaced hunting and gathering
- Most important event in human history
- People began to settle in one place (permanent homes, villages)
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5. CHAPTER 1
EARLY HUMANS
Stone Age
Neolithic (New Stone Age)
- With steady food supplies, populations grew
- Began trading food
- First people to practice specialization – the development of
different kinds of jobs
- Began making other goods such as pottery, mats, cloth, bronze
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6. CHAPTER 1
EARLY HUMANS
Stone Age
Neolithic (New Stone Age)
Effects of Farming
- Steady food supplies, populations grew
- Began trading food
- First people to practice specialization – the development of
different kinds of other jobs
- Began making other goods such as pottery, mats, cloth, bronze
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