Topic One (1.1): Out of Africa
Objectives for this topic
- To understand the theory that Africans migrated out of Africa 60,000 to 100,000 years ago.
Introduction
In this topic you will be finding out about the theory that people migrated out of Africa 60,000 to 100,000 years ago and travelled to other countries around the world.
Working through your coursebook
Please work through the following sections in your coursebook, completing all listed exercises:
- Read about the Out of Africa theory on page 22 and the origins of Indigenous Australians on page 23. Then answer the Check Your Learning questions. You can use the following worksheet if you wish:
COMPLETE – WORKSHEET 0.1 Download COMPLETE – WORKSHEET 0.1
Support activity for this topic
- Watch the following animation of the migration of people from Africa across the world:
WATCH - Global Human Journey (National Geographic) Links to an external site.
- You could compare this animation to the map in your couresbook - is it the same? Then, go and explain the 'Out of Africa' theory to someone at home. Try to use dates if you can!
Extension activity for this topic
- Watch the following video to hear more about how the Out of Africa theory relates to the population of Australia:
WATCH - The genetic history of Aboriginal Australians
- Watch the following video, thinking about how this challenges the ‘Out of Africa’ theory:
WATCH - The Rainbow Serpent
- If you really want to push yourself have a read of this Cambridge University article and work out what this new research has added to our understanding of the origins of human societies:
Check your answers
If you would like to check your answers for this topic, you can do so by consulting:
CHECK - Part A 0.1 student book answers Download CHECK - Part A 0.1 student book answers