Socio-economic Practices of Early Humans

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 9 Social Studies | Strand 3.0 People and Relationships | Sub-Strand 3.1 Socio-economic Practices of Early Humans (6 Lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this sub-strand, you should be able to:

• Describe the socio-economic practices of early human beings.
• Explain how early humans obtained food, shelter and tools.
• Trace the change from hunting and gathering to domestication.
• Appreciate the contribution of early humans to modern society.

Summary

Early human societies lived by hunting animals and gathering wild plants, moving as food supplies required. Over a very long period some groups began to grow crops and keep animals, a change usually called the agrarian or Neolithic revolution. That single shift produced almost everything that followed: settled villages, food surpluses, specialised crafts, trade, property, and eventually towns and government. East Africa matters particularly here, since some of the earliest evidence of human ancestors and their tools has been found in the region.