EarlyMan

Notebook

Gotothe
SocialStudiessection
onourclass
websiteandcompleteeachofthefollowing
lessons.Makesureyouwatchthevideos
carefully.Youmaypauseorrewatchthemas
manytimesasneeded.Makesureyougoback
andtakethequizattheendofeachlesson,oryouwillnotreceivecreditfor
completingthelesson.

EarlyManLessonOne

Pleasedefineeachwordinthetablebelow.

WORD

DEFINITIONFROMVIDEO

archaeology

archaeologist

fossil

artifact

hominid

Goto
EarlyManLessonOne
,completetheform,andclickSUBMIT.

EarlyManLessonTwo

Pleasedefineeachwordinthetablebelow.

WORD

DEFINITIONFROMVIDEO

huntergatherer

migration

landbridge

Now,Pleasereadthefollowingtextcarefullyand
selectivelyhighlight
importantfacts
.Then,answerthequestionsbelow.

Introduction:
Witheachmove,peoplehadtoadaptwhichmeanstochangetheirwayoflifetosuittheir
newenvironment.Theyhadtofindoutwhichplantscouldbeeaten.Theyhadtolearnto
huntdifferentanimalsandtofindnewmaterialsfortoolsandshelters.

AChangingClimate:
PeoplealsohadtoadapttochangesinEarthsclimate.Overthepasttwomillionyears
includingmostoftheStoneAgeEarthexperiencedfourlongiceages.ThelastgreatIce
Agebegansoonaftermodernhumansappeared.Duringthisperiod,thicksheetsofice,
calledglaciers,spreadacrosslargeregionsofEarth.Glacierscoveredthenorthernpartsof
Europe,Asia,andNorthAmerica.PartoftheSouthernHemispherewerealsounderice.
WithsomuchofEarthswaterfrozenintheglaciers,rainfalldecreased.Areasthathadonce
beenwellwateredgrasslandsbecamedeserts.Sealevelsdropped,exposinglandbridges
whereoceanwatershadoncebeen.Withthesechanges,manyanimalshadtomigrateto
findfood.Thepeoplewhodependedontheseanimalsforfoodhadlittlechoicebuttofollow.

StayingWarm:
IceAgehuntergatherersadaptedtoclimatechangeinmanyways.Aswintersgrewlonger,
peoplelearnedtousewhatevermaterialstheycouldfindtobuildwarmshelters.For
example,inEasternEurope,peoplebuilthutsoutofmammothbones.Mammothswerehuge
furryelephantsthatlivedduringtheIceAge.Thesehutswerecoveredwithanimalskinsto
keepoutthewinterwindandsnow.Peoplealsofoundotherwaystostaywarm.Usingbone
needles,theysewedsnugclothingfromanimalskinsandfurs.Theykeptfiresburningday
andnight.

FormingLargerCommunities:
Somegroupsadaptedtochangebyforminglargercommunities.Inlargergroups,hunters
couldworktogethertokillanimalssuchasmammoths.Theycouldalsobetterdefendtheir
communitiesfromattack.Intime,communitiesbegantotradewithoneanotherforspecial
stonesorshells.Theylikelyalsotradedinformationaboutfindingfoodduringhardtimes.

Pleaseanswerthequestionsinthetablebelow.
Usecomplete
sentences.

QUESTION

ANSWER

Whatdoesitmeantoadapt?
HowdidtheIceAgemake
lifedifficultforearly
humans?

Writetwocomplete

sentencesusingyourown
wordsto
explaintwoways
in
whichearlymanadaptedto
hisenvironment.
Describe
theIceAge,using
completesentencesand
yourownwords.

Goto
EarlyManLessonTwo
,completetheform,andclickSUBMIT.

EarlyManLessonThree

Now,Pleasereadthefollowingtextcarefullyand
selectivelyhighlight
importantfacts
.Then,answerthequestionsbelow.

Introduction:
Mostpeoplelivedashuntergatherersandmovedtofollowtheirfoodsupply.AfterthelastIce
Ageended,peoplehadtoadapttoachangingenvironmentinordertosurvive.

TheAgriculturalRevolution:
WhenthelastIceAgeended,about12,000yearago,alongperiodofglobalwarmingbegan.
Temperaturesrosearoundtheworld,andrainfallpatternschanged.Glaciersthathad
coveredsomuchofEarthbegantoshrink,andoceanlevelsrose.Mostplantsandanimals
adaptedtothesechanges,butsomelargeIceAgeanimalsdidnotadapttoawarmerworld

andmanydiedout.Peoplewhohadhuntedsomeoftheseanimalsforfoodhadtofind
somethingelsetoeat.

ModifyingtheEnvironment:
Somepeopleadaptedtothesechangesbysearchingfornewsourcesoffood.Theyfound
smalleranimalstohunt.Peoplelivingnearriversandlakesbegantodependmoreonfishfor
food.Overtime,peoplebegantodomesticatetheplantsandanimalsthattheyusedforfood.
Todomesticatemeanstochangethebehaviorofanimalsorplantsinwaysthatareusefulfor
humans.Examplesofdomesticationincludetraininganoxorhorsetocarryheavyburdens,
keepingchickenstolayeggsforyourfamilytoeat,andplantinganentirefieldfullofwheatto
growfood.Atfirst,therewaslittledifferencebetweenwildanddomesticatedplantsand
animals.Yearafteryear,peopleselectedtheseedsoftheplantsthatproducedthebest
cropstoplantagain.Asaresult,domesticatedplantsbegantoproducemoreandmorefood
ofhigherquality.Awildtomato,forexample,isthesizeofacherry,butadomesticated
tomatoisthesizeofanorange.

Pleaseanswerthequestionsinthetablebelow.
Usecomplete
sentences.

QUESTION

ANSWER

Whatdoesitmeanto
domesticateanimalsor
plants?

Give
twoexamples
ofhow
domesticatedanimalscan
beusefultohumans.Your
examplescanbefromthe
textorfromyourown
experience.

Explainwhydomesticated
plantsbenefittedhumans.

Logonto
BrainPop
andsearchforthevideocalled
Agricultural
Revolution.
(Remember,
boththeusernameandthepassword
for
BrainPopis
jwms.)

Watchthevideo,thendefineeachwordinthetablebelow.

WORD

DEFINITIONFROMVIDEO

agriculture

domestication

foodsurplus

specialization