https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-humans/x66f79d8a:the-earliest-humans-2-1/a/activity-opener-then-vs-now 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Then vs. Now Ten thousand years ago, humans didn't have drive-throughs and convenience stores. So, what did they eat? And how did a shift in what they ate and how they got it change history? article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-humans/x66f79d8a:the-earliest-humans-2-1/a/activity-unit-2-notebook-part-1 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Unit 2 Notebook—Part 1 It's time to explore some of the big ideas of Unit 2. Remember, you'll have a chance to revisit these ideas at the end of the unit when you have more evidence. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-humans/x66f79d8a:the-earliest-humans-2-1/v/early-humans-250-000-years-before-present-to-3000-bce-unit-2-overview 2026-05-07T20:10:46.752915086Z Early Humans (250,000 Years Before Present to 3000 BCE): Unit 2 Overview Physically modern humans evolved over a long time and alongside other, related species. While you watch, answer these questions: 1. How did young people in the Paleolithic Southwest spend their free time? 2. What does *Paleolithic* mean? 3. What does *Neolithic* mean? 4. What were the big changes in human societies that started farming? What changes were specific to the Sinagua? 5. Why did Sinagua youths stop making figurines? After you watch, respond to this question: According to evidence in this video, was farming a positive or negative for human societies? World History Project video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/ZCdwTudJg6e6n-P2gsaUborP4izvMsGo71pvEVlX9dNYWcLXcP7VHkWpn2grt4TUP1KoJLQP9NswyHBuBLSFTBw Early Humans (250,000 Years Before Present to 3000 BCE): Unit 2 Overview Physically modern humans evolved over a long time and alongside other, related species. While you watch, answer these questions: 1. How did young people in the Paleolithic Southwest spend their free time? 2. What does *Paleolithic* mean? 3. What does *Neolithic* mean? 4. What were the big changes in human societies that started farming? What changes were specific to the Sinagua? 5. Why did Sinagua youths stop making figurines? After you watch, respond to this question: According to evidence in this video, was farming a positive or negative for human societies? https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/127SlcG042k.mp4/127SlcG042k.mp4 352 The Earliest Humans | 2.1 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-humans/x66f79d8a:the-earliest-humans-2-1/a/article-unit-2-introduction-the-earliest-humans 2025-12-24T13:47:29.578179834Z Unit 2 Introduction: The Earliest Humans Our early ancestors made amazing breakthroughs in thought and tool-use, populated much of the world, and learned to farm. These dramatic changes set the scene for rapid transformations in what it meant to be human. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-humans/x66f79d8a:the-earliest-humans-2-1/v/unit-2-frames 2026-05-07T20:10:46.752915086Z Unit 2 Frames In this unit, humans began to build communities, create language networks, and produce and distribute goods. You’ll explore how this happened and how farming began to transform people’s lives. Physically modern humans evolved over a long time and alongside other, related species. While you watch, answer these questions: 1. How did the cognitive revolution and the development of language help our ancestors survive and thrive? 2. Watch the animation of humans populating the world. Where did humans first emerge? Where did we go next? What regions were populated last? 3. What does the video argue was the biggest change of this era, through the frame of production and distribution. 4. Did everyone become a farmer in this period? Why or why not? 5. According to the video, why was the shift to farming important? After you watch, respond to this question: If you lived in the Neolithic period, would you prefer to be a farmer or a forager? World History Project video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/98a29579-2a73-4c5a-bf1d-db237957be78_1280_720_base.png Unit 2 Frames In this unit, humans began to build communities, create language networks, and produce and distribute goods. You’ll explore how this happened and how farming began to transform people’s lives. Physically modern humans evolved over a long time and alongside other, related species. While you watch, answer these questions: 1. How did the cognitive revolution and the development of language help our ancestors survive and thrive? 2. Watch the animation of humans populating the world. Where did humans first emerge? Where did we go next? What regions were populated last? 3. What does the video argue was the biggest change of this era, through the frame of production and distribution. 4. Did everyone become a farmer in this period? Why or why not? 5. According to the video, why was the shift to farming important? After you watch, respond to this question: If you lived in the Neolithic period, would you prefer to be a farmer or a forager? https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/XbBH3QMfKXA.mp4/XbBH3QMfKXA.mp4 245 The Earliest Humans | 2.1 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-humans/x66f79d8a:the-earliest-humans-2-1/a/activity-pick-a-frame-the-earliest-humans 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Pick a Frame—The Earliest Humans Predict which frame you think will change the most in this unit, and then illustrate your interpretation of this change. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-humans/x66f79d8a:the-earliest-humans-2-1/a/activity-closer-what-if 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: What If? Weigh the pros and cons: If you had to survive through farming or foraging, which would you choose? Either way, be ready to support your answer with evidence. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-humans/x66f79d8a:the-earliest-humans-2-1/v/history-and-prehistory 2022-10-11T01:58:02.027441565Z History and prehistory How do we know what we know about prehistory, the time before the invention of writing? Sal explains. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/oBUeEq6XbhJDNITSDjPDbfPDsoGVH84Rt7pTl8N8eFPaNBXvQUlNLSBhsHRPcC-RuyMgGGKj82F654ulIbfJiPVr History and prehistory How do we know what we know about prehistory, the time before the invention of writing? Sal explains. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/ObGarwy5Jss.mp4/ObGarwy5Jss.mp4 648 The Earliest Humans | 2.1 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:early-humans/x66f79d8a:the-earliest-humans-2-1/e/practice--era-2-overview 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z The Earliest Humans Test your knowledge of how the earliest humans lived, migrated, and adapted to their environments over time. cassidy moore exercise