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The Origin of Humans


The First Human:
Louis Leakey
"Theories on prehistory and early man constantly change as new evidence comes to light".       
                                    Louis Leakey, British {paleontologist}

Stages of Early
Human Development


#The Paleolithic Age:
>  “Paleolithic” --> “Old Stone” Age......>
                          >2,500,000 BC – 10,000 BC..........
Tools of the Past

> Made tools...........
>hunting (men) & gathering (women
         à small bands of 20-30 humans...

>NOMADIC (moving from place to place)...


Stage 1-
[4,000,000 BC – 1,000,000 BC]


 Hominids --> any member
  of the family of two-legged
  primates that includes all
  humans........



Stage 2
[1,6000,000 BC – 30,000 BC]
§ HOMO ERECTUS 

  ( “Upright Human Being” )Ø BIPEDALISM

§ Larger and more varied 
  tools --> primitive technology

§ First hominid to migrate and

  leave Africa for Europe and Asia....
§ First to use fire ( 500,000 BC )....



  Stage 3
[200,000 BC – 10,000 BC]

NEANDERTHALS:
§  Neander Valley,
  Germany (1856)

§  First humans to bury
  their dead
§  Made clothes from
 animal skins.
§  Lived in caves and
  tents.

CRO-MAGNONs:
§  Homo sapiens sapiens
  ( “Wise, wise human” ).....


The Neolithic Age:
§  “Neolithic” à “New Stone” Age....
§  10,000 BCE – 4,000 BC........
The Agricultural Revolution-

§  Agriculture developed independently in
   different parts of the world......
Ø  SLASH-AND-BURN Farming......

So,What  is a civilization??

 IN THIS WAY.....TODAY WE ARE HERE.....
 ......THANK YOU......



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