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Copy of Social Studies Project

Published on Dec 08, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EARLY HUMANS

BY SARA CAROLINE ISKANDAR

Paleolithic age

from 2 million years ago to 8000 B.c.e

bipedalism

The Australopithecus Afarensis were the first hominids to develop the skill of walking on two feet.
They lived in the Afar Triangle (where Lucy's name came from) about 3-4 million years ago.
This allowed them to use their hands and carry food or children.

HOW tHIS EFFECT'S MODERN LIFE

Now, in 2015, we can press down the pedal in the car and steer the steering wheel at the same time and hopefully not crash.
Also, we can carry groceries to or from the car.
In present day we can walk and have our hands free just like Australopithecus Afarensis.

Stone tools

The hominid "Homo Habilis" was the first hominid to use tools made of stone.
They lived longer and could get more meat of of dead animals than before now that they had a tool.
They used tools like the hand axe, which was just a sharpened piece of stone.
Homo Habilis lived from 1.5 to 2 million years ago.
They also lived in Africa in large groups.

How this effects modern life

In present day, we now use tools like Homo Habilis, except ours are more improved.
Our "tools" are made out of metal instead of stone.
An example of a modern-day tool would be a fork and a knife.
We use these tools to cut our food, just like Homo Habilis.

Control of fire

"Homo Erectus" was the first known hominid to develop the use of fire.
They probably used the fire to help cook their meat.
They also used the fire to keep warm and not freeze to death.
Homo Erectus was discovered in 1891.
He was found in Africa.
Homo Erectus was the first hominid to migrate out of Africa.

How this effects modern life

Even though humans today still use fire, we have made the ways we distribute it better.
For instance, now we can cook our food over a stove or in a microwave.
Also, we can roast marshmallows over a fire instead of meat.
People still use fire to keep warm sometimes, but we use the heating in our house more.

Neolithic age

from 8000 b.c.e to 3000 b.c.e

Permanent shelters

In the Neolithic Age, houses were made with mud bricks, tree branches, and sometimes stone.
Before permanent shelters, people who didn't have home were called nomads.
The houses were made in a circular shape with high openings in the walls like windows.

How this effects modern life

In 2015, our houses are larger than the Sumerian's houses before us.
Our homes are usually made out of bricks and have many details.
Today we can focus more on what the house looks like as to if it will crash on us or not.

development Of Trade

The development of trade was a big step for the Sumerian economy.
People would trade to get things that they didn't have locally.
Traders traveled miles to find what they wanted, sometimes thousands of miles.
They were most likely looking for flint and obsidian.

how this effects modern life

So now instead of walking really long distances to get just one or two things, people can search for stuff they want on phones or computers.
That achievement helps us because we don't have to go a long way on foot.

POttery

To make clay pots, some Sumerian potters used a wheel.
The potter's wheel spun on an axle, usually made out of wood.
Clay pots or bowls had engravings in them, probably pictographs. (pictograph was a way of communication)
Pottery was invented sometime in the Neolithic Age.

How this effects modern life

Today, people still use clay to make art or pottery.
Some artists use glass to make sculptures.
You can smelt and mold the glass with fire and special molds.
Also, artists can make chandeliers.
Pottery has helped modern life by giving people something to work for, like a job, and helping them get paid.

EMERGENCE OF SUMER

A LONG TIME AGO

music

Many Sumerians enjoyed playing musical instruments, such as lyres.
Lyres had strings and they were made out of wood.
They were kind of like a harp, except lyres had small carvings and decorations on them.
Lyres were usually played in formal events, like for the king or queen.
That shows how much work, time, and value the Sumerians put into music.

how this effects modern life

Now, instead of using lyres, people use other musical instruments like flutes, clarinets, drums, etc.
Also, instruments are still used for entertainment and enjoyment.
Many people dedicate themselves to playing music and succeeding.

the wheel

The wheel was first invented around 3,500 B.C.E.
It was first used for pottery.
Then the Sumerians realized that the wheel could be rolled on its side and roll forward.
They used that discovery to create carts and chariots.
The first wheel was wooden and had a bunch of sticks.

how this effects modern life

Today, instead of wooden wheels, we have metal or aluminum wheels and rubber tires.
Also, instead of chariots we have cars with roofs to protect us from rain or snow.
The wheel helps us to travel long distances in a car instead of on foot.

Development of writing

Before there were pens and pencils, scribes had to use a wedge-shaped wooden tool to write and record achievements.
The scribes wrote on clay tablets.
The first type of writing was pictographs, which were little symbols or pictures, kind of like hieroglyphics.
The second type of writing was cuneiform, and was invented in 2400 B.C.E.
The number of characters started at about 2,000 and was then reduced to about 700.

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how this effects modern life

With the development of pencils and paper, we can write much faster than the Sumerians could.
We can also type on a keyboard and in shows up on an iPad or computer.
Nowadays people don't have to roll out a piece of clay to write things and then roll it back out; it is just on a piece of paper.

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Sara Caroline Iskandar