Student’s Name: _______________________________ Period: ________
The Dawn of Humans
Essential Question: What are the primary scientific theories about the origins
and development of mankind?
Lesson Summary Questions – Using your textbook, class notes, and what you
learned from the lesson, complete the following questions.
1. What were the major achievements in human history during the old and
new stone ages? (Pg 7)
Old Stone Age:
New Stone Age:
2. What advantages did hominids have by walking upright? (Pg 7)
3. What skills developed by homo-erectus enable them to improve their
lives? (Pg 7 & 8)
4. Why was the discovery of fire so important to early hominids? (Pg 8)
5. Why were Homo-Sapiens named “wise men?” (Pg 8 & Critical Thinking)
6. How did each new form of hominid differ physically from the previous
one? (Critical Thinking)
7. How were the social (basic needs) and physical developments of each
level of hominid linked to each other? (Critical Thinking)
Student’s Name: _______________________________ Period: ________
The Dawn of Humans
Essential Question: What are the primary scientific theories about the origins
and development of mankind?
Building Up Key Vocabulary – Complete the following activities.
A. MATCHING: Match the description in the second column with the term
in the first column. Write the appropriate letter next to the word.
_______ 1. ARTIFACT
a. The species name for modern humans
_______ 2. PALEOLITHIC AGE
b. Period when farming & domestication
developed
_______ 3. NEOLITHIC AGE
c. Primates that walk up-right like man
_______ 4. HOMO SAPIENS
d. Group whose food supply depends on
availability of animals and plants
_______ 5. HOMINID
e. The early Stone Age period when tools
were first developed
_______ 6. HUNTER-GATHERER
f. A Human-made object
B.
COMPLETION: Select the term or name that best completes the
sentences below.
Culture
Prehistoric
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Homo Erectus
Artifact
Farming
Homo Sapiens
Anthropologist
Hominid
Nomad
Archaeologist
1.
A ___________________ moves from place to place searching for food,
water, and other resources.
2.
A people’s unique way of life is called their ______________________.
3.
Slash-and-Burn was a method of ______________________ developed
during the Neolithic Age.
4.
_________________________ is the species name for the first truly
upright man.
5.
The __________________________ age was the period that exhisted
before the development of written records.
6.
An __________________________________ studies human artifacts.
Student’s Name: _______________________________ Period: ________
The Dawn of Humans
MASLOW’S BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ACTIVITY
Essential Question: What are the primary scientific theories about the origins
and development of mankind?
1. Physical Needs: List four basic
needs required for human survival.
2. Security Needs: List four ways
early humans fulfilled security needs.
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
3. Social Needs: List four ways that
early primitive humans fulfilled their
needs for social contact.
4. Self Worth: List two things that
might have shown self-worth for a
Pre-historic Male and Female
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
Female 3.
4.
Male
5. Self-Realization: List two things about yourself – one that is an important
strength you want to maintain and one that is a weakness you need to improve..
1.
2.
MATCHING HUMAN NEEDS & DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE
Write in the proper level of Basic Human Needs that match the Culture Developments:
1) Types of Food & Clothing
_________________________
2) Families, Clans, & Tribes
_________________________
3) Music, Art, and Sports
4) Walls, Weapons, & Faith
BASIC
HUMAN
NEEDS
_________________________
_________________________
5) Awards, Plaques, & Trophies
_________________________
6) Military, Sports, & Clubs
_________________________
STUDENT’S NAME: ______________________________________ PERIOD: ______
THE DAWN OF HUMANS
Essential Question: What are the primary scientific theories about the origins
and development of mankind?
NICKNAMED:
LOCATION:
NAME MEANING
LOCATION:
SIZE:
FIRST TO:
SIZE:
FIRST TO:
AUSTRALOPITHECUS
HOMO HABILIS
4 To 1 Million BCE
2.5 to 1.5 Million BCE
Use Textbook
Pages 7 – 10
to Complete
DIET:
DIET:
METHOD:
METHOD:
HOMINIDS
DIET:
DIET:
METHOD:
METHOD:
HOMO ERECTUS
HOMO SAPIENS
1.6 Million to 30,000 BCE
200,000 to 8,000 BCE
NAME MEANING
LOCATION:
NAME MEANING
LOCATION:
SIZE:
FIRST TO:
SIZE:
LIFE STYLE:
Student’s Name: _______________________________ Period: ________
The Dawn of Humans
Essential Question: What are the primary scientific theories about the origins
and development of mankind?
Guided Reading Outline – Using your textbook reading (Chapter 1, Section 1
& 2, Pages 5 – 14), complete the outline below.
What kinds of Scientists search for Human Origins?
1. _________________________ Excavate & Study Artifacts.
2. _________________________ Study peoples Culture and way of life.
3. _________________________ Study fossils and remains of bones.
Who was the Archaeologist who
found Evidence of Early Footprints?
Who was the Anthropologist who
found and named the skeletal
remains known as “Lucy”?
What is the scientific name given
to the first Hominids, like “Lucy”,
who walked upright like Humans?
The “Stone Age” can be broken into two distinct periods called what?
1. The “Old Stone Age” known as the ___________________________.
2. The “New Stone Age” known as the __________________________.
Anthropologists like Louis and Mary
Leakey believe this Hominid was the
first to use tools made of Lava Rock.
Other Anthropologists believe this
Hominid was the first to Migrate, use
Fire, and create Communication.
Scientists have traditionally classified
Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons as
Part of this group of Hominid’s known
as “Wise Men”
STUDENT’S NAME: ______________________________________ PERIOD: ______
The Dawn of Humans
Essential Question: What are the primary scientific theories about the origins
and development of mankind?
Interpreting Maps – Using your textbook (Map on page 10), answer the
following questions.
1.
In what directions did Homo Erectus migrate from Kenya in Africa?
2.
To what Continents did Homo Sapiens from Asia?
3.
In what Continents and Countries are fossil sites of Homo Erectus
located?
4.
In what Continents and Countries are fossil sites of Homo Sapiens
located?
5.
What do the dates of these sites reveal about the chronology of early
human migrations?
6.
What environmental factors may have influenced early humans to
migrate?
7.
How might the newest fossil discovery impact the current theories on
the development of early humans?
8.
What do the migration routes of Homo Sapiens reveal about their
survival skills and ability to adapt?