6.2 - Early Humans through Neolithic Revolution

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The first humans modified their physical environment as well as adapted to their environment.

6.2a Human populations that settled along rivers, in rainforests, along coastlines, in deserts, and in mountains made use of the resources and the environment around them in developing distinct ways of life.

6.2b Early peoples in the Eastern Hemisphere are often studied by analyzing artifacts and archaeological features. Archaeologists engage in digs and study artifacts and features in a particular location to gather evidence about a group of people and how they lived at a particular time.

6.2c The Neolithic Revolution was marked by technological advances in agriculture and domestication of animals that allowed people to form semi-sedentary and sedentary settlements.
  • Students will explore early human migration patterns and settlements through the use of multiple maps and the examination of various forms of archaeological evidence.
  • Students will be introduced to pastoral nomadic peoples as a culture type that existed throughout history.
  • Students will compare the use of tools and animals, types of dwellings, art, and social organizations of early peoples, and distinguish between the Paleolithic Age and Neolithic Age.
6.2d Historians use archaeological and other types of evidence to investigate patterns in history and identify turning points. A turning point can be an event, era, and/or development in history that has brought about significant social, cultural, ecological, political, or economic change.
  • Students will determine if the Neolithic Revolution is a turning point in world history, using various forms of evidence.

Supporting Materials

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