Student s Name: Period: The Dawn of Humans

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1 Lesson Summary Questions Using your textbook, class notes, and what you learned from the lesson, complete the following questions. 1. What were the major achievements in human history during the old and new stone ages? (Pg 7) Old Stone Age: New Stone Age: What advantages did hominids have by walking upright? (Pg 7) 3. What skills developed by homo-erectus enable them to improve their lives? (Pg 7 & 8) Why was the discovery of fire so important to early hominids? (Pg 8) 5. Why were Homo-Sapiens named wise men? (Pg 8 & Critical Thinking) 6. How did each new form of hominid differ physically from the previous one? (Critical Thinking) 7. How were the social (basic needs) and physical developments of each level of hominid linked to each other? (Critical Thinking)

2 Building Up Key Vocabulary Complete the following activities. A. MATCHING: Match the description in the second column with the term in the first column. Write the appropriate letter next to the word. 1. ARTIFACT PALEOLITHIC AGE 3. NEOLITHIC AGE HOMO SAPIENS 5. HOMINID 6. HUNTER-GATHERER a. The species name for modern humans b. Period when farming & domestication developed c. Primates that walk up-right like man d. Group whose food supply depends on availability of animals and plants e. The early Stone Age period when tools were first developed f. A Human-made object B. COMPLETION: Select the term or name that best completes the sentences below. Culture Neolithic Farming Hominid Prehistoric Homo Erectus Homo Sapiens Nomad Paleolithic Artifact Anthropologist Archaeologist 1. A moves from place to place searching for food, water, and other resources. A people s unique way of life is called their. 3. Slash-and-Burn was a method of developed during the Neolithic Age. is the species name for the first truly upright man. 5. The age was the period that exhisted before the development of written records. 6. An studies human artifacts.

3 MASLOW S BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ACTIVITY Physical Needs: List four basic Security Needs: List four ways needs required for human survival. early humans fulfilled security needs. 3. Social Needs: List four ways that Self Worth: List two things that early primitive humans fulfilled their might have shown self-worth for a needs for social contact. Pre-historic Male and Female 5. Self-Realization: List two things about yourself one that is an important strength you want to maintain and one that is a weakness you need to improve.. 1. MATCHING HUMAN NEEDS & DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE Male 1. Female 3. Write in the proper level of Basic Human Needs that match the Culture Developments: 1) Types of Food & Clothing 2) Families, Clans, & Tribes 3) Music, Art, and Sports BASIC HUMAN 4) Walls, Weapons, & Faith NEEDS 5) Awards, Plaques, & Trophies 6) Military, Sports, & Clubs

4 STUDENT S NAME: PERIOD: THE DAWN OF HUMANS NICKNAMED: NAME MEANING FIRST TO: FIRST TO: AUSTRALOPITHECUS 4 To 1 Million BCE Use Textbook Pages 7 10 to Complete HOMO HABILIS 5 to 1.5 Million BCE HOMINIDS HOMO ERECTUS 1.6 Million to 30,000 BCE HOMO SAPIENS 200,000 to 8,000 BCE NAME MEANING NAME MEANING FIRST TO: LIFE STYLE:

5 Guided Reading Outline Using your textbook reading (Chapter 1, Section 1 & 2, Pages 5 14), complete the outline below. What kinds of Scientists search for Human Origins? 1. Excavate & Study Artifacts. Study peoples Culture and way of life. 3. Study fossils and remains of bones. Who was the Archaeologist who found Evidence of Early Footprints? Who was the Anthropologist who found and named the skeletal remains known as Lucy? What is the scientific name given to the first Hominids, like Lucy, who walked upright like Humans? The Stone Age can be broken into two distinct periods called what? 1. The Old Stone Age known as the. The New Stone Age known as the. Anthropologists like Louis and Mary Leakey believe this Hominid was the first to use tools made of Lava Rock. Other Anthropologists believe this Hominid was the first to Migrate, use Fire, and create Communication. Scientists have traditionally classified Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons as Part of this group of Hominid s known as Wise Men

6 STUDENT S NAME: PERIOD: Interpreting Maps Using your textbook (Map on page 10), answer the following questions. 1. In what directions did Homo Erectus migrate from Kenya in Africa? To what Continents did Homo Sapiens from Asia? 3. In what Continents and Countries are fossil sites of Homo Erectus located? In what Continents and Countries are fossil sites of Homo Sapiens located? 5. What do the dates of these sites reveal about the chronology of early human migrations? 6. What environmental factors may have influenced early humans to migrate? 7. How might the newest fossil discovery impact the current theories on the development of early humans? 8. What do the migration routes of Homo Sapiens reveal about their survival skills and ability to adapt?