BELLWORK• Come see me about your new seat! • Once at your seat, get a blank map of Asia

and the Middle East from the front.• Use pgs. A14-A15 to label all 40 countries. • Write legibly! You will use this map to study

for your first map quiz on Friday. • Also, get out your signed syllabus and

personal history….. I will collect them shortly!

Rivers• Rivers are a very important component of early

civilizations.

• Label 5 of the most important rivers

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Indus River Valley

• Huang River Valley

Nile River

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Indus River Valley

Huang River Valley

Human Origins• Evidence traced the

first human existence back to 4.4 million years ago in East Africa.

• Hominids: group of human beings and humanlike creatures.

• This idea evolved until the creation of Homo Sapiens, (“person who thinks”) 200,000 years ago.

Ice Age• Between 2 million and 10,000 years ago, Earth

experienced long periods of cold climate, known as the Ice Ages.

• Massive glaciers spread out from the Poles.• As sheets of ice formed, the level of the oceans

dropped more than 300 feet!• As a result, areas were connected by land

bridges. • Only the middle areas of the earth remained

warm enough for humans and animals. • Led to the development of clothing and fire.

Ice sheet in Antarctica

The Iceman• September 19, 1991: Helmut and Erika Simon

hiking near the Austria/Italian border

• Saw a head and shoulders emerging from the ice.

• Scientists dug it out of the glacier and discovered that the iceman was at least 5,000 years old! (Oldest body ever retrieved from a glacier)

• He was named “Ötzi the Iceman” after the region in which he was discovered.

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Ötzi the Iceman • The Iceman’s remains

were preserved through a combination of factors:

• Altitude 10,530 feet• After he died, the ditch

where he lay was filled with snow.

• For thousands of years, a glacier covered this pocket of snow.

• This caused the iceman to be naturally mummified.

Human Culture• Culture: the way of life of

a group of people. (Ex: knowledge, language, ways in which they eat and dress, religion, art, etc.)

• Earliest aspect of culture – use of tools.

• Use of stone tools eventually led to the Stone Age. (12,000BC – 8,000BC)

Appearance of Homo Sapiens

• 200,000 B.C.• Neanderthals: first homo sapiens originated

in Africa and spread to Europe/Asia• Nomadic hunter-gatherers who were more

advanced in tool making, medicine, and culture.

• Cro-Magnons: originated in Europe• Made further advances in tools and hunting.

Neanderthals

Cro-Magnons

Neolithic Revolution• 5,000B.C.

• Characterized by the end of the ice age & appearance of grasslands.

• Shift from hunter-gatherers to producing their own food.

CLOSURE

1. Where did humans originate?

2. What was the Ice Age?

3. What was the Stone Age?

4. What is the difference between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons?

Timeline Activity• Now that you have learned about the

origin of humans, culture, and technology, you are going to create a timeline.

• The timeline will span from 5,000,000 BC to 1 BC.

• Include all the important events/time periods and a description of each.

• Do this in your notes! It will be great review for the section.

Neolithic Village Reading

• To learn more about the importance of the Neolithic Revolution, you are going to complete a reading.

• Answer the 5 discussion questions in your notes.

• Be ready to discuss your answers with the class.

Neolithic Village Project• Now that you know all the characteristics

and traits of the Neolithic Revolution, you are going to create your own Neolithic Village.

• Use characteristics of an ancient Neolithic Village.

• Be sure to use pictures, color, and labels!• If you use symbols, you must include a

key!