"History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future."
Robert Penn Warren
Early Humans Projects
During our study of early humans, you will be required to complete 3 of the following 10 projects. You will be evaluated on neatness, completeness, and whether you worked at doing your personal best.1. Make a diagram or model of a Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon dwelling or community.
2. Draw a detailed map showing the location where bones or remnants of early humans have been found.
3. Do some research on arthritis, a disease found in the bones of some early humans, and also present today. What is it? What causes it? Why do you think it might have developed in some early people? If you can, interview someone you know who has it. How has it affected their lives? How might it have affected the life of early humans?
4. Do research on glaciers and the ice ages. What are glaciers? What causes them? What caused the ice ages?
5. Write a mini report on Lucy, including drawings on who, what, when, where, why and how.
6. Write the definitions for all of the following terms: band, hunter-gatherer, glacier, technology, agriculture, civilization, domesticate, environment, famine, irrigation, self-sufficient, shrine, surplus
7. Draw a picture chart showing various elements of a city.
8. Pretend you have traveled back in time approximately 35,000 years. Write a letter to a family member or friend who lives today. Describe to this person what kind of experiences you are having. Be as factual as possible, but be creative and use good descriptive words, including sounds, sights, smells, etc.
9. Make a coil clay pot.
10. Write a short report on how fires were made and controlled by early humans. Illustrations are required for this.
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