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"...a skull of a creature nicknamed "Toumai" in Chad. At 6 million to 7 million years old..." © 2006 The Associated Press, MSNBC.com |
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By the time you have taken full advantage of this interactive site, you will be able to;
6.1 Students describe what is known through archaeological studies of the early physical and cultural development of humankind from the Paleolithic era to the agricultural revolution.
- Describe the hunter-gatherer societies, including the development of tools and the use of fire.
- Identify the locations of human communities that populated the major regions of the world and describe how humans adapted to a variety of environments.
- Discuss the climatic changes and human modifications of the physical environment that gave rise to the domestication of plants and animals and new sources of clothing and shelter.
California 6th grade History-Social Science Content Standards
In this website, the standard 6.1 listed above will be targeted. You will have the opportunity to learn everything that is listed in that standard. By incorporating technology and interactivity within the website, I hope to establish conceptual knowledge transfer of hominids, hunter gatherer behaviors and their societies, and what effects weather and location had on the physical development of the hominid branches. When you have completed each part of the site, an assessment in the form of a short quiz will follow each section.
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This entire site last modified on 1/28/2007