Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 4, Lesson 3: Hunters and Gatherers (pp. 106-114)
I. Early Fire Users
B. Homo heidelbergensis were hunter-gatherers. This means they hunted wild animals and gathered wild plants for food.
C. For about 7,000 years, Homo heidelbergensis lived in groups of 20-30 people that traveled over the year to find food.
II. The Neanderthals: Community Builders
B. Neanderthals probably had a strong sense of community and took care of one another.
C. Neanderthals seem to be the earliest people concerned with life after death.
III. Cro-Magnons: Modern Humans
B. The Cro-Magnons made advanced tools such as spear throwers.
C. The Cro-Magnons carved sculptures and painted cave walls and ceilings.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Homo heidelbergensis used fire to live in cold regions, cook food, and to scare off dangerous animals.
A. Neanderthals lived in Europe in large groups of 20 to 50 people.
A. The Cro-Magnons looked like modern people and lived like modern hunter-gatherers.
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