Early Modern Humans
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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?