The Beginnings of Human Society

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The Beginnings of Human Society

• Chapter 1
• Geography History
• Prehistory
• The Beginnings of Civilization

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Early Migration of Modern Humans

• Modern humans may have originated over 100,000
  years ago in AFRICA!
• How did they travel?
• How did they get from Asia to North America?

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Objective

• Learn what tools are used to understand history
• Learn about connection between geography and
  history

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Terms

• History written and other recorded events of
  people
• Prehistory time before writing was invented
• Archaeologist a scientist who examines objects
  to learn about human past

• Oral traditions stories passed down by word of
  mouth
• Geography study of the Earths surfaces and the
  processes that shape it

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The Iceman

• Frozen body found in Alps
• Found by hikers in 1991
• Clothing, tools, body preserved well
• Died by injuries from armed fight
• Used copper ax (copper used 4000B.C.)
• Stitched clothingWHAT CAN WE LEARN/INFER FROM
  ICEMAN?

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The griot (GREE OH)

• West Africa
• Professional storyteller
• Keeps oral traditions alive
• Why would he be important?
• What might we learn from him?

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Linking Geography History

• Weather patterns
• Water supply
• Landscape of a place
• Why do we care?
• What can they tell us?
• Geography features of a place climate,
  landscape, location

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Personal Archaeology

• Turn to partner
• Each name FIVE things that exist in YOUR life
  today that would help someone 5000 years from now
  understand you and your life and your
  surroundings. What would each item indicate? You
  may focus on Arizona or Phoenix instead.
• Be prepared to share!