Do Now

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Do Now

• What do you know about ancient history? What
  parts do you feel like you do not understand?
  What parts of ancient history interest you the
  most?

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Prehistory

• Prehistory is the time period

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Beginning of Time

• Earliest human findings date back 40,000 years.
• Scientists believe humans first appeared over 2
  million years ago.
  
• The first humans were wandering hunters and
  gatherers.
  
• They made simple tools and weapons from bones,
  wood, and stone.

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The Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)

• People wandered from place to place, hunting and
  gathering their food.
  
• They traveled in small groups (20-40)
• During this time, people developed language in
  order to communicate during hunts.
  
• They also learned how to make fire.
• It is believed that they were spiritual,
  archaeologists have found graves that show that
  they took care of the dead.
  

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Migration

• Earliest people lived in East Africa and their
  descendants spread to every part of the world.
  
• The furthest migration was over the land bridge
  to the Americas.

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A Person living in Prehistoric Times was a

• N.O.M.A.D.

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Nomad a wandering hunter and gatherer .

• Nomad - a member of a people or tribe that has no
  permanent home but moves about from place to
  place, usually seasonally and following a
  traditional route according to the state of the
  pasturage or food supply. (http//www.dictionary.c
  om)

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Oral language developed

• Initially used for practical communication, like
  hunting.

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Made Fire

• Fire used to provide warmth and for cooking.

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Art in Caves
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Developed the first tools, including simple
weapons.
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Reflection

• List and describe at least three problems that a
  nomad may deal with.