AIM What Was the Paleolithic Age Artifacts DO
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AIM What Was the Paleolithic Age? Artifacts: DO NOW: Remains of things we made (pottery, tools, How can we weapons) know Fossils: from our about people Remains of living things ancient past? (skeletons)
Old Stone Age Stone may not seem sharp but obsidian blades are sharper than surgical scalpels! � The Paleolithic Age is the Old Stone Age � Primitive tools and weapons were made of stone
The First Humans � Five million years ago early man appeared in Africa � Unlike apes they could walk upright, more sophisticated hands, and larger brains � They couldn’t create fire. They had to wait for lightening to strike and keep that fire going
Evolve And Adapt What does evolve mean? Why would early man leave Africa? � As time passed they evolved to survive better. � They also spread out of Africa, walking across the world
Hunt And Gather � They could only eat what they could find or kill � Since Why is standing upright an advantage? humans don’t have sharp teeth, claws, and aren’t very strong we needed tools ◦ Axe ◦ Spear � They didn’t stay in one place. They were nomadic and followed animals while living in campsites
Threats And Danger s How could man increase his chances of taking down a big animal? � Early man was not the master of the Earth. Needing to hunt put him in competition with more dangerous hunters.
They Are With Us Our brains are hardwired in survival mode. Do you think this could cause any issues in the today's world? � We may be millions of years apart but part of them remains within us. Horror movies access that primitive part of our brains Strange Noises – Being Hunted Jump Scares – Animal Attacking Fearing what’s out in the dark
Think About It � Almost 70% of all Americans are overweight or obese. The main reasons are overeating and too much sugar or fat. �A Fat and sugar are great ways to get energy and were rare for early man. Our caveman brains still think it’s rare and tells us to eat it when we can. Big Mac meal is half the calories an adult should have in an entire day. � We know it’s terrible, why do we eat?
