UNDERSTANDING CULTURE SOCIETY AND POLITICS

MODULE 3. HUMAN ORIGINS

Lesson

1 Human Origins

What’s In

Where did we come from? Humans continue to search for the answer to this
fundamental question. Over the years, we've turned to both religion and science to explain
where our species came from.
The question of where we humans come from is one many people ask, and the answer
is getting more complex as new proof is emerging all the time.
For most of recorded history humankind has been placed on a symbolic, and
sometimes literal, platform.
More so, the evolution of man became an significant concern in the emergence of
different societies. Early man's growth serves as an avenue in analyzing the progress of our
society. For two million years, man in the form of early hominid, was a herd/ tribal animal,
primarily a herd herbivore. During the next two million years the human was a tribal hunter/
warrior. All of the human's social drives urbanized long before he developed intellectually.
They are, therefore, instinctive. Such instincts as mother-love, compassion, cooperation,
curiosity, inventiveness and competitiveness are prehistoric and embedded in the human.
Hence, man's development and character are essential in perceptive the capability for
adaptation.
Guided Activity 1
FIND YOUR ROOTS

Complete the puzzle below by finding the species and characteristics of human origin.

Homo habilis Homo rudolfensis Homo erectus

Homo heidelbergenesis Homo floresiensis Homo sapiens

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis Homo sapiens sapiens

Wise Man Upright Man Handy Man Hobbit

Cro Magnon
H W R G H O M O E R E C T U S T Y G J G
O S P M A J L P J A L I M P I P Q Y H D
M F O N P I F H I L Q J A M F Q A H O C
O G H B H O M O H A B I L I S I Q N M G
S H O V H M C M K D D K K B O O A U O V
A J B C H E M O K L G K C K I F D J H D
P L B X N D N R K C R O M A G N O N E V
I Q I Z G A F U F K A N I N Q Q H M I G
E W T G W I M D K I S A N H C O J I D H
N P O H H O M O F L O R I E N S I S E K
S S D H D C M L G Q J Q H P N S K K L L
N A H K N K L F P K C G O E F H G O R Q
E O I O L L G E K C P S M A V A F L G Q
A I L O H D P N J V K C A O L N E P E W
N U K M F H I S F B K U B O M D S Q N E
D Y J H H B S I Q H S H U B U Y X A E R
E T H F Q Q K S P Q D P K E G M V Z S Q
R R G H O M O S A P I E N S M A H W I A
T E F D G N S U G T J T U B L N L S S Z
H W D Q O A M C A S I H P R E V U X R W
A Q S Y P P W S S D D S B I F C O E F S
L Q A U O I I O H P O G R G O I Y D V X
E W H O M O S A P I E N S S A P I E N S
N S R A J H E J J J C N M E H R D R T S
S H F N B D M G I A N I F T C I D F G W
I K V R B O A U P R I G H T M A N Y B E
S L E E R G N O E R N E G A R H D H R D

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 HIT YOUR TARGET

Know and hit your target by drawing an arrow or dart on the board if the statement about
HUMAN SOCIETY is TRUE or leave it if it is FALSE

1. Human Society is a 2. The Human 3. Human Society recruits

social system. Society is relatively its members from within.
small.

4. Human Society does 5. Human Society sustains itself

not require a territory of across generations.
its own.

Guided Assessment 3

It’s PROCESSING TIME!

Answer the following questions in 2-3 senteces. Use the space provided.

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What males human beings an
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important component in the
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development of early society?
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How do early societies differ from
one another? Explain
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What I Have Learned

Answer the following question in 3-5 sentences.
 Study your own community. write statements about the socioeconomic changes that occur iin your community.

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Identify the different local government policies of ordinances connected to community planning and
development.

Guided Activity 2 Guided Assessment 2

Assessment What's More

1. C Guided Activity 1 1.
2. C
3. A
4. B 2.
5. D
6. B
 Guided Activity 3

Reference Card

Baleña, Erlinda D. et al., Understanding Culture, Society and Politics, Educational Resources
Corporation, Quezon City, 2016, p.24-33