Stone tools, changes in the human skull, and mutant genes: John Shea discusses some of the early evidence we have for collective learning. Created by Big History Project.
Explains the history of the neolithic era and the origins of the first agricultural revolution, and how that contributed to agriculture today.
What was it like for hunter-gathers? What were their favorite foods that they would go the extra mile to get their hands on? How are decisions like that different from the decisions we make today? Created by Big History Project.
n this video, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., explains how three types of genetic tests helped him understand his own family history, and then goes on to explain how these same tests can help scholars reconstruct the past 60,000 years of human migration. Created by Big History Project.
The evidence left behind by early humans gives us a vivid picture of their lives. Created by Big History Project.
No, we really really did not evolve from monkeys. John and Hank Green explain this and lots of other things related to human evolution. . Created by Big History Project.
Kathy Schick defines the role of the anthropologist in understanding our past and present. Created by Big History Project.
Nicholas Toth explains the tools, methods, and focus of an archaeologist. Created by Big History Project.
Nicholas Toth shows how early humans made stone tools that were simple but effective. Created by Big History Project.
About 200,000 years ago, man evolved to become the most important force for change on the Earth's surface. What makes us so different from other living things? How did we, together, make something entirely new? Created by Big History Project.
This week, Emily Graslie is teaching you about human ancestry and geneaology, how we got to be the species we are, and why that matters in our zoomed out look at Big History.
This week on Crash Course Big History, Emily is talking about process of human evolution, and the knack for innovation that has allowed humans to become so dominant on the Earth. Human innovation, and the ability to build on those innovations generation after generation is what makes humans different than other animals. Collective learning is enabled by our highly evolved and efficient ability to communicate with each other and pass on information. With great power, of course, comes great responsibility, and how we use this powerful tool has kind of a mixed track record.
This lesson is based on Pearson's My World History and Geography adopted for instruction in TN for the 6th grade World History class.
It covers the unit on early human migration and the Ice Age adaptations.