Paleolithic and Neolithic Characteristics

Review Videos You may find these 3 videos helpful to review content from Unit 2: Prehistory1: Early Humans2. Paleolithic Era3. Neolithic Era Let's review the continents. Label the seven continents. Be sure to use the correct spelling and capitalize the first letter. Africa Australia South America North America Asia Antarctica Europe What are the major characteristics of life during the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras. Sort each statement into either the Paleolithic column or Neolithic column. (Click each statement to get a drop down option for either Paleolithic Era or Neolithic Era). Paleolithic Era nomadic lived in temporary shelters developed cave art lived in clans (large family groups) had an oral (spoken) language had simple stone tools means "Old Stone Age" Neolithic Era domesticated animals agriculture developed specialized skills such as sewing, pottery-making, basket-weaving developed advanced tools means "New Stone Age" built permanent settlements such as Catal Huyuk Hominids Matching Match the hominid to its description below. Homo sapiens sapiens "wise wise man" who mastered the use fire and migrated out of Africa into Asia, Europe, Australia and the Americas. Developed approximately 150,000 years ago. Its US (you and me!) Homo erectus lived around 1 million years ago to 200,000 years ago. They controlled fire, an oral language, used complex tools such as a hand ax. They began migrating out of Africa. Australopithecus afrensis Means "Southern Ape;" lived approximately 4 million years ago, was the first to walk on 2 feet (bipedalism). One of the oldest skeletons found is nicknamed "Lucy.' Homo habilis means "handyman," developed simple stone tools and lived between 2.5 and 1.5 million years ago Terms Matching Match the term to its correct definition. Nomads people who move from place to place without permanent housing oral language using spoken words to express thoughts and ideas Great Migration the movement of early humans around the world, following a food supply (animals) Domestication taming of animals for human use (such as horses, cattle, cows, dogs, sheep, etc). settlement a permanent place where humans could live and sleep Agriculture farming; planting seeds for food instead of hunting and gathering Catal Hoyuk one of the earliest Neolithic settlements in Turkey; an archaeological site today Stonehenge a circle of stones in England created for unknown reasons Great Migration of Humans Around the World Watch this video to see how humans migrated around the globe. Then, number each dot (click it) to trace the migration of humans around the globe. Use the numbers 1 through 9. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2