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The Origin  of Humans Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS  Chappaqua, NY
Theories on prehistory and early man constantly change as new evidence comes to light.    - Louis Leakey, British    paleoanthropologist The First Humans
Early Discoveries
Stages of Early Human Development 1.  4,000,000 BCE – 1,000,000 BCE 2.  1,500,000 BCE -- 250,000 BCE 3.  250,000 BCE – 30,000 BCE 4.  30,000 BCE -- 10,000 BCE Paleolithic Age : ( Old Stone Age ) 2,500,000 BCE    to 8,000 BCE
The Paleolithic Age ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Stage 1 4,000,000 BCE – 1,000,000 BCE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Stage 1 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Paleolithic Age ,[object Object],[object Object],Purpose??
Stage 2 1,6000,000 BCE – 30,000 BCE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Differing Human Migration Theories Are we all Africans “under the skin”????
Stage 3 200,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE HOMO SAPIENS   ( “Wise Human Being” ) Neanderthals ( 200,000 BCE – 30,000 BCE ) Cro-Magnons ( 40,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE )
Stage 3 NEANDERTHALS: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Stage 3 NEANDERTHALS Early Hut/Tent
Stage 3 CRO-MAGNONs: ,[object Object],[object Object],WHY???
Homo sapiens sapiens in Europe
The Last Ice Age 70,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE
The Neolithic Age ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Nomadic lifestyle     settled, stationery lifestyle. Hunting/Gathering    agricultural production and   domestication of animals.
The Agricultural Revolution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Middle East  India  Central America  China  Southeast Asia 8,000 BCE  7,000 BCE  6,500 BCE  6,000 BCE  5,000 BCE
The Agricultural Revolution Development  of Agriculture ? ? ? ?
The Agricultural Revolution Why do you think the development of agriculture occurred around the same time in several different places?
The Agricultural Revolution Why do some archaeologists believe that women were the first farmers?
Early Settled Communities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Early Settled Communities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],An obsidian dagger
Early Settled Communities Çatal Hüyük
The Agricultural Revolution What role did the food supply play in shaping the nomadic life of hunter-gatherers and the settled life of the farmers?
Why is the  "Neolithic Revolution"  a turning point  in human history??
What is the next step in the  development of human settlements??
CIVILIZATIONS !! CITIES !
What are the characteristics of a civilization??
Advanced Cities CIVILIZATION Specialized Workers Complex Institutions Record- Keeping Advanced Technology

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