Monday- Introduction
Tuesday- Watched the History of The World in 2 Hours
Wednesday- Watched the History of The World in 2 Hours
Thursday- Classroom battle on the History of The World in 2 Hours
Friday- World History Introduction
- Chapter One
- What is history? The study of the history of the world.
- What are some of the biggest achievements in world history? Fire, learning to use tools, planting seeds/farming, creating languages, invention of the wheel, boats, art, domestication of animals.
- Where were the oldest human fossils found? Africa
- What is the difference between archeology and paleontology? Paleontology is the study of natural things. Archeology is the study of man-made items.
- What is paleonanthropology? Study of the origin of present humans using artifacts from the past.
- Hominization- the process of becoming like a human
Louis and MaryLeakey
- Searced for hominid remains in Tanzania from the 1930's-1970's
- Found humanlike fossils in 1959 in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania
- This discovery would usher manyy other findings over the decades.
Donald Johanson
- Discovered a 3.2 million year old fossil of a female skeleton in Ethiopia named "Lucy" in 1974
- This was the oldest known hominid remains found until 2015
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