Modern Humans

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Modern Humans

• By
• Heather Z.,Andrew,Matthew, and Emily W.

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Dates and Places of Existence

• They lived 10,000 years ago.
• They lived in the Middle East, from the
  Mediterranean Sea to the Tigris and Euphrates
  River.

3
Physical Appearance

• A modern humans brain was larger than an early
  humans brain.
• They looked just like we do now, but they were
  shorter than we are now.

4
Shelter

• The shelter was made out of mud and straw, which
  was hardened by the sun which made bricks.
• The roofs were sometimes patched up with straw
  and mud.
• Rushes made the woven rugs which were laid down
  to decorate and help make the floor softer.

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Food

• Modern humans diet consisted of grains, fruit,
  nuts, fish, deer, pig, goats, sheep, cattle, and
  other wild animals.
• Modern humans were the first group of people to
  farm, planting seeds.
• They also kept cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep in
  pens.
• They farmed and ranched so they would be able to
  have a steadier supply of food and wouldnt have
  to travel so much following game to hunt.

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Daily Life

• Modern humans hunted, farmed, and made bread.
• They made mud ovens and built houses.
• They did craft-making and made some tools of
  metal.
• They had music and art. The music was from
  homemade instruments.
• They had law and religious beliefs.
• They had pictographs, but no written language.

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Tools

• Modern humans had a sickle made out of antlers,
  animal jaw bones, or wood. They used the sickle
  to cut stalks of wheat.
• They worked with metal to make other farming
  tools, such as a plow to cut the earth to make it
  ready to plant seeds.
• They made and used baskets.
• They had bows, arrows, barbed bone harpoons, and
  spears for hunting and killing animals.

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Fire

• Modern humans had fire. They had mud ovens and
  used fire to bake bread and cook their meat.
• They also used fire for warmth, for light in the
  dark, and to scare off dangerous animals.

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Religion and Ceremonies

• Priests had the modern humans worship daily at
  shrines until government took over the leadership
  of the group.
• They had burial ceremonies for the dead. They
  made bead blankets to provide comfort to the dead
  person.

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Clothing

• Animal skins and fur were used for clothing in
  cold climates.
• The skins were dyed to give them color.
• Clothing was also worn in warmer climates.

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Writing, Language, and Art

• The early humans had oral language and used
  pictographs to communicate what they had seen.
  The pictographs were usually written on cave
  walls or rocks or animal skins.
• They made sculptures, such as a buffalo sculpture
  of clay. They also made and fired clay pots.
• The modern humans also made pigments to use to
  paint their pottery. They used blood and plants
  to make these pigments.