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Name: Nick Beecher Date: Sept.

18, 2012 Period: 7 Assignment: Homo Sapien Sapiens Input Chart

Brain: Large brains using basic speech patterns to communicate.

Facial Characteristics: High, rounded skulls. Skulls identical to modern humans. Small teeth.

Shelter: Built shelters of earth and stone; lived in caves/ huts made with hide

Height: 4.5-6 feet tall

Society/Culture:
Tools: They attached thin blades to bone, antler, and stone to create a wide variety of tools. Tools for engraving and sculpting. They created needles to sew clothing. They made hooks and spears to catch fish. They invented the spear thrower and the bow and arrow. Used medicines and rituals to heal. Art cave paintings, dresses, tunics, beaded necklaces, and carvings. They had feelings about their world and created images to express feelings.

Diet: Learned how to fish and could hunt from a safe distance. Nomadic followed pack animals (horse, oxen)

Name: Nick Beecher Date: Sept. 18, 2012 Period: 7 Assignment: Homo Sapien Sapiens Input Chart

Use History Alive! Pages 22-23 to complete the following. Write complete sentences. Be thorough in your answers. Input Charts are the primary source for Unit Exams (30% HISTORY category) and they need to be used as a study guide. PROMPT 1.) Who created the first prehistoric cave paintings ever discovered? 2.) When did Homo Sapien Sapiens, the earliest member of our own group, live? 3.) Define land bridge. 4.) Why did Wise Humans survive? 5.) Describe Homo Sapien Sapiens tool making capabilities. 6.) Describe this hominids hunting capabilities. 7.) How did early modern humans record their lives? 8.) Describe the imagery of prehistoric artists. 9.) What are some conclusions about why early modern humans created art? 10.) Paraphrase the caption provided with the illustration on page 23. YOUR ANSWER Homo Sapien Sapiens or Doubly Wise Man, created the first paintings ever discovered. Homo Sapien Sapiens lived from 35,000 to 12,000 B.C.E. A land bridge is a piece of land connecting two continents They survived because of their ability to create better tools, shelter, and clothing. The Homo Sapien Sapiens attached thin blades to bone, antler, and stone to make a variety of tools. The Homo Sapien Sapiens made hooks and spears to catch fish, and invented the spear thrower and the bow and arrow. Early modern humans recorded their lives by painting the walls of their caves. The imagery came from the world around them, and from their imaginations. Early modern humans created art to express themselves. The picture shows a Doubly Wise Man painting a picture on the wall, expressing the world around him.

Name: Nick Beecher Date: Sept. 18, 2012 Period: 7 Assignment: Homo Sapien Sapiens Input Chart

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