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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.
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Hunters and GatherersGrade 6
Mr. Bennett’s 6th Grade
1. VOCABULARY TERMS • Archaeology• Archaeologist• Artifacts • Bands • Hunters and Gatherers • Migrate • Ice Age • Cultures
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.
Getting Food
Without becoming food!
Families united in groups called bands to collect roots, nuts, fruits and seeds. They also hunted together. By co-operating they met their basic needs for food, clothing and shelter. These people are known as Hunters and Gatherers.
The animals hunted provided hunters and gatherers with what resources necessary for survival?
They set up seasonal camps in caves or rock shelters whenever the animals were plentiful.
2. What might cause a band of hunters and gatherers to have to migrate (travel from place to place)?
List three Inferences.
We’re outta here!
Yaba-daba-doo!
Spreading Through the World
Ice AgeAbout 35,000 years ago
Ice sheets covered about 1/3 of the earthAs a result, ocean level lower & land bridges made
migration to various parts of worldpossible.
3. What caused migration and what effect did it have on hunters and gatherers?
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 performed different tasks (division of labor) and took on different roles according to their abilities and the group’s needs. 4. ___________were beginning to develop?
Stone Age Artifacts
Artifacts are objects made by humans, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
Archeologists examine artifacts they find to determine what life was like in the past.
5. Cave paintings, bowls, and clothing are Artifacts too. Name at least 3 others?
Here we see our good friend,
Ugamug, hard at work using his
tools.
How do we know this is how early humans lived?
Archeology!
EXPLAIN YOUR THINKING!
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