Out of Africa: Early Migration

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In this activity you will be identifying reasons that humans migrated, or moved. When you open the game, you will see the word "push" or "pull" at the top. If you see the word push, you need to click on all of the negative reasons that people would have moved. If you see the word pull, you need to click on all of the positive reasons that people would have moved.

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Out of Africa: Early MigrationOnline version In this activity you will be identifying reasons that humans migrated, or moved. When you open the game, you will see the word "push" or "pull" at the top. If you see the word push, you need to click on all of the negative reasons that people would have moved. If you see the word pull, you need to click on all of the positive reasons that people would have moved. by Mia Meeker 1 Push 2 Pull Massive droughts occur where you are now living. The inland river that has served as the water supply for your clan is almost dry. Your clan migrates to a new area. Your clan hunts springbok and other animals for food. The herds have grown and can no longer fi nd enough plants to eat; the herds have left your area. Your clan migrates to a new area. A neighboring clan has superior toolmaking skills compared to your clan, making them better hunters. Because this clan has more food, they become stronger and grow larger. They are expanding closer to where you live. Your clan migrates to a new area. You live in an inland area where the climate is gradually becoming colder. This is changing the availability of plants that your clan gathers, as well as the availability of animals for hunting. Your clan migrates to a new area. Hunters from your clan discovered a coastal area that would make living easier than it is inland. Shellfish are abundant there, which would supplement your hunting and gathering. The climate is also warmer. Your clan migrates to a new area. Language is developing among people. You have heard from hunters in another clan about a land bridge that crosses to a new area where there is an abundant supply of animals and plants. Your clan migrates to a new area. You are living in a grassland area. Some people in your clan have fi gured out how to make stone tools that help in hunting. You have heard that more and better stones are available in an area not too far away.

Out of Africa: Early MigrationOnline version

by Mia Meeker

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Massive droughts occur where you are now living. The inland river that has served as the water supply for your clan is almost dry. Your clan migrates to a new area.

Your clan hunts springbok and other animals for food. The herds have grown and can no longer fi nd enough plants to eat; the herds have left your area. Your clan migrates to a new area.

A neighboring clan has superior toolmaking skills compared to your clan, making them better hunters. Because this clan has more food, they become stronger and grow larger. They are expanding closer to where you live. Your clan migrates to a new area.

You live in an inland area where the climate is gradually becoming colder. This is changing the availability of plants that your clan gathers, as well as the availability of animals for hunting. Your clan migrates to a new area.

Hunters from your clan discovered a coastal area that would make living easier than it is inland. Shellfish are abundant there, which would supplement your hunting and gathering. The climate is also warmer. Your clan migrates to a new area.

Language is developing among people. You have heard from hunters in another clan about a land bridge that crosses to a new area where there is an abundant supply of animals and plants. Your clan migrates to a new area.

You are living in a grassland area. Some people in your clan have fi gured out how to make stone tools that help in hunting. You have heard that more and better stones are available in an area not too far away.

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Out of Africa: Early MigrationOnline version

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