Warm-up QuestionsWhat animal did early people from

Central Asia use to make their homes?

What was the first type of pet?

8/23/19

The Stone Ages

Adapting to New Environments

Ancient Civilizations

Teacher - Mr. Hollingsworth Rm 116

Today’s Learning Targets I will be able to use the academic vocabulary of this region and time

appropriately.

I will identify the physical and cultural features of this region on a

map.

I will examine the impact that humans have on environment and

environment on humans.

I will describe how humans’ ways of living changed as they

interacted and adapted.

Warm-up Questions What animal did early people from Central Asia

use to make their homes?

Mammoth

What was the first type of pet?

dog

Africa Map Questions What is the name of this continent?

How does this continent rank in size compared to the other continents?

What is the capital of the southernmost country in Africa?

In which hemisphere(s) does this continent lay?

Africa Map Questions What is the name of this continent?

Africa

How does this continent rank in size compared to the other continents?

It is the second largest continent. Asia is the largest.

Africa Map Questions What is the capital of the southernmost country in

Africa?

Cape Town

In which hemisphere(s) does this continent lay?

Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern Hemispheres

Early Human Migration People Adapt to New Environments

Early humans had to adapt to new environments

Clothing and Shelter

Learned to sew skins together for clothing

Learned to build their own shelters

Structures ranged from tents to wood, stone, and clay.

Early Human Migration People Adapt to New Environments

New Tools and Technologies

Mesolithic Era - tools became smaller and more complex

Fishing hooks and spears developed

Items like canoes and pottery improved lives.

Key Terms Review

To move to a new place…

migrate

The middle part of the Stone Age; marked by the creation of smaller and more complex tools…

Mesolithic Era

Key Terms Review

People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive…

Hunter-gatherers

to divide among a group of people…

distribute

Key Terms Review

A relative who lived in the past…

ancestor

An object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task…

tool

Key Terms Review

The time before a written language…

Prehistory

Early ancestor of humans

hominid

Key Terms Review

When people first used stone tools…

Paleolithic Era

A community of people who share a common culture…

society

Key Terms Review

Long periods of freezing weather…

Ice Ages

A strip of land connecting two continents…

land bridge

Chunking

Map Items

Indian Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Nile River

Congo River

Zambezi River

Lake Victoria

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Malawi

Serengeti Plain

Ethiopian Highlands

Madagascar

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Survey How did tools change from the Paleolithic Era

to the Mesolithic Era?

Smaller and more complex

How did shelters change when humans began to migrate?

Started building their own – no caves

Survey What helped humans to migrate around the

world?

Land bridge – Ice Age

What was the purpose of early pets?

Help hunt and protection

Today’s Learning Targets I can use the academic vocabulary of this region and time

appropriately.

I can identify the physical and cultural features of this region on a

map.

I can examine the impact that humans have on environment and

environment on humans.

I can describe how humans’ ways of living changed as they

interacted and adapted.