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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.
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.
