World History: Early Humans and the Neolithic Era Lesson

Explore how early humans transitioned from wandering hunter-gatherers to settlers building the world’s first civilizations in this full World History lesson: Early Humans and the Neolithic Era. Designed for high school classrooms, this lesson explains key developments that laid the foundation for human history.

🧠 Topics Covered:

Anthropology, hominids, and the Olduvai Gorge

Fire, tools, and Paleolithic life

Hunter-gatherer societies and cave art

The Agricultural (Neolithic) Revolution

Early farming villages like Jericho and Catal Huyuk

Domestication, food surplus, and division of labor

Early religion, government, law codes, and monumental building

Introduction to the River Valley Civilizations and Mesopotamia

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🎯 Lesson Objective:
Students will be able to describe the development of early human societies and evaluate the causes and effects of the Neolithic Revolution.

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