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GUESS THE WORD!
• The object of the game is to rearrange or
unscramble the letters to form a word.
• Study the scrambled letters and try to
unscramble or rearrange the letters to form a
word.
GUESS THE WORD!
E V C A
Ans. C __ __ E
GUESS THE WORD!
E V C A
Ans. C A V E
GUESS THE WORD!
A R I F C A
Ans. A __ __ __ __ A
GUESS THE WORD!
A R I F C A
Ans. A F R I C A
GUESS THE WORD!
E N O T S
Ans. S __ __ __ E
GUESS THE WORD!
E N O T S
Ans. S T O N E
GUESS THE WORD!
L I S S O F
Ans. F __ __ __ __ L
GUESS THE WORD!
L I S S O F
Ans. F O S S I L
GUESS THE WORD!
M I H O N I D
Ans. H __ __ __ __ __ D
GUESS THE WORD!
M I H O N I D
Ans. H O M I N I D
The First
Humans
Hominids are the family of
mankind
and his or her relatives.
Evolution is the gradual, slow process in which something
changes into a different and usually more complex or
better form.
Human Evolution by Charles Darwin
65 Million Years Ago
Dinosaurs died out about 65
million years ago. The first human
like hominids did not appear until
around 3 million years ago.
No matter what you may have
seen in the movies, early man
did not live during the same
period in history as dinosaurs!
3 Million Years Ago
3 million years ago, our planet was
teeming with life!
There were deer, giraffes, hyenas,
sheep, goats, horses, elephants,
camels, beavers, cave lions, ants,
termites, woolly mammoths,
saber-toothed tigers, giant sharks,
dogs with huge teeth, and all kinds
of birds and plants and fish.
EarlyHumans-Power-Point.ppt
Very Early Humans
It was during this time that the higher
primates, including apes and early man,
first appeared.
Their hands were different, too.
Ape hands were made for climbing
and clinging. Man’s hands were
jointed differently, which allowed
them to make and use tools.
There was a difference between apes
and man. Early human-like hominids
could stand upright. Apes could not.
EarlyHumans-Power-Point.ppt
EarlyHumans-Power-Point.ppt
Very Early Humans
How do scientists know about an
early man who lived 3 million
years ago?
Lucy told them!
Lucy
In 1974, a skeleton was found in Africa. The bones were
those of a female, about 20 years old or so when she
died. Scientists named her Lucy. About 3 million years
ago, when Lucy was alive, she was about
4 feet tall and weighed about 50 pounds.
Scientists suspect that she fell into a lake
or river and drowned.
Scientists are like detectives.
They can tell a great deal from a
skeleton, whether it's one year old
or 3 million years old!
• Australopithecus "Southern Ape"
EarlyHumans-Power-Point.ppt
Homo Habilis “Handy Man”
These early human-like hominids
were taller and smarter than
Austrapithecus. They are credited
with using the first stone tools.
EarlyHumans-Power-Point.ppt
Homo Habilis “Handy Man”
The Stone Age refers to the materials used to make man-
made tools. In the Stone Age, man made tools out of stone.
“Handy Man” was one of the first hominids to use stone tools.
Homo Erectus "Upright Man"
• It took man another 200,000
years to grow up. Homo
erectus man was about the
same size as modern humans,
although they only had two-
thirds the size of our brains.
Their tool-making skills were
considerably improved. Their
weapons included stone axes
and knives..
“Upright Man”
• Homo erectus man was probably the first
hunter. The Homo erectus species was the
first to look like....people, because their
teeth and jaws were shaped somewhat like
ours our today
Fire!!!
These early people learned to make fire!
They were probably a bit startled when they saw what
they had created, little knowing that the invention of
fire would change life dramatically!
1. Australopithecus
2. Homo Habilis
3. Homo erectus
Why was the ability to able to make
fire so important?
Location: They could choose where they
camped. They no longer had to shelter out of
the wind, unless they chose to do so. If their fire
went out, they could relight it.
Warmth
• Control of fire made moving into colder
regions possible. They could count on fire
to provide them with warmth.
Protection from Animals:
• Man had discovered most animals were
afraid of fire, so a roaring campfire gave
protection to the group or tribe.
Light!
• The control of fire provided man with more
light. He could work during the night and
see into dark caves.
Improved Weapons
• Man learned they could harden the tips of
spears with fire to create a stronger weapon.
Cooking Food
• It also changed the way they prepared food.
These people began to cook their food
consistently. Food that is cooked is more
secure from disease and much softer to eat.
Social Life
• Thanks to their fire-making skills, a nightly campfire
became a possibility and a routine. What was once
comfort and safety, was now also a social occasion.
People collected around the fire each night to share stories
of the day's hunt and activities, to laugh, and to relax.
Man Leaves Home
About one million years ago, Upright Man
began to slowly leave Africa. These early
people began to populate the world.
Scientists have found artifacts of their
tools and weapons, which help us to
understand how they lived, where they
went, and how they got there.
They did not need a boat. The Ice Age
was here! They traveled across giant
walkways of frozen ice, over what later
would become vast rivers and seas.
Ice Age
• Map of bridge
Neanderthals
One day, scientists found a new skeleton. This skeleton
was from another group of early men. Scientists named
this man Neanderthal man, after the valley in which the
skeleton had been found.
Scientists announced that
these early men were dim-
witted brutes, who walked
with bent knees, with their
heads slung forward on
their big necks. Could
these early people really
be our ancestors?
Neanderthals
But scientists had made a mistake!
The bones were bent
because they were part
of the skeleton of an old
man suffering from
arthritis! Arthritis is a
disease that bends and
cripples bones.
Neanderthals
• Taller, stronger and had large brains.
• Created stone tools, bone needles
• Sewed clothes made with others animal parts and
made boots!
Improved Hunting
• They buried they dead with ceremony, which suggests
they may have had religious beliefs. Discoveries of
Neanderthal grave sites show that they decorated their
bodies with paint, possibly for religious reasons, or
perhaps for beauty. These sites suggest the Neanderthals
were the first to think about the possibility of an afterlife.
Neanderthals
Still, Neanderthals were different from
other species of early humans. They
were tall and smart, and used caves as
their homes. They were great hunters.
Considering how smart they were, and
how advanced for their time, scientists
are puzzled that the Neanderthals were
one of the early species of man to die
out. Many species of man died out in
these early days. But why the
Neanderthals? It is a history mystery.
Cro-Magnon Man
Another group of early men stood out during
this period. Scientists nicknamed this group
“Cro-Magnon man”. They are part of the
species we belong to-Homo sapiens!
This group did not live a life of
constant struggle for survival because
they worked together to provide food
for their tribe.
Cro-Magnon Man
These Stone Age people learned to cure and store food
for the long winter. They used traps, which allowed them
to catch food while they were busy doing something else.
Fisherman used nets woven from vines and fishhooks.
Some groups built rafts and canoes
to catch bigger fish in deeper waters.
They made clothing and
jewelry. They invented
the bow and arrow.
Even better hunting!
Homes
• Built tepee style from branches
and mammoth bones
• Would travel during warmer
months to follow food and
return during winter.
Cave Paintings
Cro-Magnon man did something rather unusual. For
some reason, he drew paintings deep inside dark caves,
on cave walls.
His paintings were added to the
paintings already on the cave walls,
left by other Cro-Magnon men.
Over time, a cave
might accumulate
hundreds of paintings.
Colors used most often
were brown, yellow/tan,
dark red, and coal black.
Cave Paintings
Animals were well drawn and filled in with natural colors
to give them even more shape and substance. They drew
stick figures for hunters. They drew stencils of hands.
Cave Paintings
To reach the deepest part of the cave, where other
paintings could be found, Cro-Magnon man had to crawl
through the maze like tunnels of the cave, holding a
spoon-like oil lamp to light his way, while carrying his
carefully prepared paints. The purpose of the cave
paintings remain a mystery.
EarlyHumans-Power-Point.ppt
Lascaux France
The existence of cave paintings was discovered by
accident. Around 1940, during World War II, some kids
were playing in a field in Lascaux,
France. They stumbled across a
cave entrance. It had been
hidden by the tree roots. The
walls were covered with cave
paintings!
Once people knew the paintings
existed, they looked for more
such caves, and found them.
EarlyHumans-Power-Point.ppt
EarlyHumans-Power-Point.ppt
Recap
We know about early Stone Age people because
scientists have found fossils and artifacts that reveal
traces of their life.
Man went through many stages
to evolve into the humans of
today! Since this evolution
covers roughly 3 million years,
you might say it took man a
long time to grow up!
Short Quiz!!!!
Directions: Choose the word or words that best complete
the sentence.
1. Archeologists study _______, or objects made by
humans.
A. rivers
B. animals
C. artifacts
D. fossils
Short Quiz!!!!
Directions: Choose the word or words that best complete
the sentence.
2. Donald Johanson and his team found an example of
a/an ____________in Ethiopia.
A. Homo habilis
B. Australopithecus
C. Homo erectus
D. Neanderthal
Short Quiz!!!!
Directions: Choose the word or words that best complete
the sentence.
3. Which hominids do scientists believe were probably
the first to leave Africa?
A. Homo erectus
B. Australopithecus
C. Homo sapiens sapiens
D. Neanderthals
Short Quiz!!!!
Directions: Choose the word or words that best complete
the sentence.
4. Which invention made hunting easier for early
humans?
A. Cave art
B. Fire
C. The spear
D. Farming
Short Quiz!!!!
Directions: Choose the word or words that best complete
the sentence.
5. Why were Paleolithic peoples nomads?
A. Fear of enemies kept them moving.
B. Rival groups drove each other out of settled
areas.
C. They had to follow animal migrations.
D. They had to look for more habitable climates.

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EarlyHumans-Power-Point.ppt

  • 1. GUESS THE WORD! • The object of the game is to rearrange or unscramble the letters to form a word. • Study the scrambled letters and try to unscramble or rearrange the letters to form a word.
  • 2. GUESS THE WORD! E V C A Ans. C __ __ E
  • 3. GUESS THE WORD! E V C A Ans. C A V E
  • 4. GUESS THE WORD! A R I F C A Ans. A __ __ __ __ A
  • 5. GUESS THE WORD! A R I F C A Ans. A F R I C A
  • 6. GUESS THE WORD! E N O T S Ans. S __ __ __ E
  • 7. GUESS THE WORD! E N O T S Ans. S T O N E
  • 8. GUESS THE WORD! L I S S O F Ans. F __ __ __ __ L
  • 9. GUESS THE WORD! L I S S O F Ans. F O S S I L
  • 10. GUESS THE WORD! M I H O N I D Ans. H __ __ __ __ __ D
  • 11. GUESS THE WORD! M I H O N I D Ans. H O M I N I D
  • 12. The First Humans Hominids are the family of mankind and his or her relatives.
  • 13. Evolution is the gradual, slow process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. Human Evolution by Charles Darwin
  • 14. 65 Million Years Ago Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. The first human like hominids did not appear until around 3 million years ago. No matter what you may have seen in the movies, early man did not live during the same period in history as dinosaurs!
  • 15. 3 Million Years Ago 3 million years ago, our planet was teeming with life! There were deer, giraffes, hyenas, sheep, goats, horses, elephants, camels, beavers, cave lions, ants, termites, woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, giant sharks, dogs with huge teeth, and all kinds of birds and plants and fish.
  • 17. Very Early Humans It was during this time that the higher primates, including apes and early man, first appeared. Their hands were different, too. Ape hands were made for climbing and clinging. Man’s hands were jointed differently, which allowed them to make and use tools. There was a difference between apes and man. Early human-like hominids could stand upright. Apes could not.
  • 20. Very Early Humans How do scientists know about an early man who lived 3 million years ago? Lucy told them!
  • 21. Lucy In 1974, a skeleton was found in Africa. The bones were those of a female, about 20 years old or so when she died. Scientists named her Lucy. About 3 million years ago, when Lucy was alive, she was about 4 feet tall and weighed about 50 pounds. Scientists suspect that she fell into a lake or river and drowned. Scientists are like detectives. They can tell a great deal from a skeleton, whether it's one year old or 3 million years old!
  • 24. Homo Habilis “Handy Man” These early human-like hominids were taller and smarter than Austrapithecus. They are credited with using the first stone tools.
  • 26. Homo Habilis “Handy Man” The Stone Age refers to the materials used to make man- made tools. In the Stone Age, man made tools out of stone. “Handy Man” was one of the first hominids to use stone tools.
  • 27. Homo Erectus "Upright Man" • It took man another 200,000 years to grow up. Homo erectus man was about the same size as modern humans, although they only had two- thirds the size of our brains. Their tool-making skills were considerably improved. Their weapons included stone axes and knives..
  • 28. “Upright Man” • Homo erectus man was probably the first hunter. The Homo erectus species was the first to look like....people, because their teeth and jaws were shaped somewhat like ours our today
  • 29. Fire!!! These early people learned to make fire! They were probably a bit startled when they saw what they had created, little knowing that the invention of fire would change life dramatically!
  • 30. 1. Australopithecus 2. Homo Habilis 3. Homo erectus
  • 31. Why was the ability to able to make fire so important? Location: They could choose where they camped. They no longer had to shelter out of the wind, unless they chose to do so. If their fire went out, they could relight it.
  • 32. Warmth • Control of fire made moving into colder regions possible. They could count on fire to provide them with warmth.
  • 33. Protection from Animals: • Man had discovered most animals were afraid of fire, so a roaring campfire gave protection to the group or tribe.
  • 34. Light! • The control of fire provided man with more light. He could work during the night and see into dark caves.
  • 35. Improved Weapons • Man learned they could harden the tips of spears with fire to create a stronger weapon.
  • 36. Cooking Food • It also changed the way they prepared food. These people began to cook their food consistently. Food that is cooked is more secure from disease and much softer to eat.
  • 37. Social Life • Thanks to their fire-making skills, a nightly campfire became a possibility and a routine. What was once comfort and safety, was now also a social occasion. People collected around the fire each night to share stories of the day's hunt and activities, to laugh, and to relax.
  • 38. Man Leaves Home About one million years ago, Upright Man began to slowly leave Africa. These early people began to populate the world. Scientists have found artifacts of their tools and weapons, which help us to understand how they lived, where they went, and how they got there. They did not need a boat. The Ice Age was here! They traveled across giant walkways of frozen ice, over what later would become vast rivers and seas.
  • 39. Ice Age • Map of bridge
  • 40. Neanderthals One day, scientists found a new skeleton. This skeleton was from another group of early men. Scientists named this man Neanderthal man, after the valley in which the skeleton had been found. Scientists announced that these early men were dim- witted brutes, who walked with bent knees, with their heads slung forward on their big necks. Could these early people really be our ancestors?
  • 41. Neanderthals But scientists had made a mistake! The bones were bent because they were part of the skeleton of an old man suffering from arthritis! Arthritis is a disease that bends and cripples bones.
  • 42. Neanderthals • Taller, stronger and had large brains. • Created stone tools, bone needles • Sewed clothes made with others animal parts and made boots!
  • 44. • They buried they dead with ceremony, which suggests they may have had religious beliefs. Discoveries of Neanderthal grave sites show that they decorated their bodies with paint, possibly for religious reasons, or perhaps for beauty. These sites suggest the Neanderthals were the first to think about the possibility of an afterlife.
  • 45. Neanderthals Still, Neanderthals were different from other species of early humans. They were tall and smart, and used caves as their homes. They were great hunters. Considering how smart they were, and how advanced for their time, scientists are puzzled that the Neanderthals were one of the early species of man to die out. Many species of man died out in these early days. But why the Neanderthals? It is a history mystery.
  • 46. Cro-Magnon Man Another group of early men stood out during this period. Scientists nicknamed this group “Cro-Magnon man”. They are part of the species we belong to-Homo sapiens! This group did not live a life of constant struggle for survival because they worked together to provide food for their tribe.
  • 47. Cro-Magnon Man These Stone Age people learned to cure and store food for the long winter. They used traps, which allowed them to catch food while they were busy doing something else. Fisherman used nets woven from vines and fishhooks. Some groups built rafts and canoes to catch bigger fish in deeper waters. They made clothing and jewelry. They invented the bow and arrow.
  • 49. Homes • Built tepee style from branches and mammoth bones • Would travel during warmer months to follow food and return during winter.
  • 50. Cave Paintings Cro-Magnon man did something rather unusual. For some reason, he drew paintings deep inside dark caves, on cave walls. His paintings were added to the paintings already on the cave walls, left by other Cro-Magnon men. Over time, a cave might accumulate hundreds of paintings. Colors used most often were brown, yellow/tan, dark red, and coal black.
  • 51. Cave Paintings Animals were well drawn and filled in with natural colors to give them even more shape and substance. They drew stick figures for hunters. They drew stencils of hands.
  • 52. Cave Paintings To reach the deepest part of the cave, where other paintings could be found, Cro-Magnon man had to crawl through the maze like tunnels of the cave, holding a spoon-like oil lamp to light his way, while carrying his carefully prepared paints. The purpose of the cave paintings remain a mystery.
  • 54. Lascaux France The existence of cave paintings was discovered by accident. Around 1940, during World War II, some kids were playing in a field in Lascaux, France. They stumbled across a cave entrance. It had been hidden by the tree roots. The walls were covered with cave paintings! Once people knew the paintings existed, they looked for more such caves, and found them.
  • 57. Recap We know about early Stone Age people because scientists have found fossils and artifacts that reveal traces of their life. Man went through many stages to evolve into the humans of today! Since this evolution covers roughly 3 million years, you might say it took man a long time to grow up!
  • 58. Short Quiz!!!! Directions: Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. 1. Archeologists study _______, or objects made by humans. A. rivers B. animals C. artifacts D. fossils
  • 59. Short Quiz!!!! Directions: Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. 2. Donald Johanson and his team found an example of a/an ____________in Ethiopia. A. Homo habilis B. Australopithecus C. Homo erectus D. Neanderthal
  • 60. Short Quiz!!!! Directions: Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. 3. Which hominids do scientists believe were probably the first to leave Africa? A. Homo erectus B. Australopithecus C. Homo sapiens sapiens D. Neanderthals
  • 61. Short Quiz!!!! Directions: Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. 4. Which invention made hunting easier for early humans? A. Cave art B. Fire C. The spear D. Farming
  • 62. Short Quiz!!!! Directions: Choose the word or words that best complete the sentence. 5. Why were Paleolithic peoples nomads? A. Fear of enemies kept them moving. B. Rival groups drove each other out of settled areas. C. They had to follow animal migrations. D. They had to look for more habitable climates.