Life of Early Humans: Hunters and Gatherers
People of the Stone Age
Hunters and Gatherers
Ch.1, Lesson 1
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They spread to the
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gathered food to
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Getting Food
Without becoming food!
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The animals they killed provided
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bones for tools
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They set up seasonal camps in
caves or rock shelters wherever
the animals were plentiful.
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Yaba-daba-doo!
Spreading Through the World
Reasons for the Migrations
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Couldn’t find enough
food
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Growing number of
bands
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Changing climate
(desertification)
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Follow animals on the
move (hunting)
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About 35,000 years ago
Ice sheets covered about 1/3 of the earth
Result…ocean level lower & land bridges made
migration to various parts of world
possible
And it made a cool movie too…
People in different parts of the world
gradually developed their own
cultures (way of life). As bands grew
larger, their organization and
interactions within the group
changed. Band members now
performed different tasks (division of
labor) and took on different roles
according to their abilities and the
group’s needs.
Stone Age Artifacts
Cave Paintings are Artifacts too.
Here we see our
good friend,
Ugamug, hard at
work using his
tools.
Watch out for
your thumb!
What have we
learned?
1.
How did early people
get the food they
needed to survive?
2. Why did early people
work together?
3. Besides food, for what
purposes might early
people have worked
together?
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Early humans in the Stone Age spread from Africa to various parts of the world as they hunted, gathered, and cooperated to meet their basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter. They relied on groups of related families to collect food and resources, hunted animals for meat, bones, and hides, and migrated in search of food and resources. Ice Age conditions facilitated migration to different parts of the world via land bridges.
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People of the Stone Age Hunters and Gatherers Ch.1, Lesson 1 Mr. Bennett s 6th Grade
The earliest humans probably lived in Africa. They spread to the rest of the world over the next tens of thousands of years as they hunted and gathered food to survive.
UghMe so Hungry!
Groups of related families united in bands to collect roots, nuts, fruits and seeds. They also hunted together. By co-operating together they met their basic needs for food, clothing and shelter.
The animals they killed provided meat for food, bones for tools, and hides for clothing.
They set up seasonal camps in caves or rock shelters wherever the animals were plentiful.
Bands migrated when food (plants or animals) became scarce in one location. We re outta here! Yaba-daba-doo!
Reasons for the Migrations Couldn t find enough food Growing number of bands Changing climate (desertification) Follow animals on the move (hunting)
Ice Age About 35,000 years ago Ice sheets covered about 1/3 of the earth Result ocean level lower & land bridges made migration to various parts of world possible
And it made a cool movie too And it made a cool movie too
People in different parts of the world gradually developed their own cultures (way of life). As bands grew larger, their organization and interactions within the group changed. Band members now performed different tasks (division of labor) and took on different roles according to their abilities and the group s needs.
Here we see our good friend, Ugamug, hard at work using his tools. Watch out for your thumb!
What have we learned?
1.How did early people get the food they needed to survive?
2. Why did early people work together?
3. Besides food, for what purposes might early people have worked together?
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