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
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.