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Neolithic revolution

Neolithic revolution. Humans Try to Control Nature. Advances in Technology. In the beginning, humans were limited in their methods of survival. New tools and inventions helped make life easier for these early modern humans (Stone Age). These Stone Age humans were NOMADS

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Neolithic revolution

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  1. Neolithic revolution Humans Try to Control Nature

  2. Advances in Technology • In the beginning, humans were limited in their methods of survival. • New tools and inventions helped make life easier for these early modern humans (Stone Age).

  3. These Stone Age humans were NOMADS • They were also HUNTER-GATHERERS • cont’d ?? ??

  4. Names and Terms • Nomads: • People who wonder from place to place in search of food and water. • Hunter-gatherer • There food supply depends heavily on hunting animals and planting food.

  5. Technology cont’d • Early humans invented tools such as spears to kill game from great distances. • They also invented knives, fish hooks and harpoons.

  6. Neolithic Revolution

  7. For thousands of years humans were hunter-gatheres struggling for survival. • They lived in bans of no more than 2 or 3 dozen people.

  8. Men did the hunting while women gathered fruits and berries as well as roots and grasses. • About 10,000 years ago the women may have scattered seeds around their campsite before leaving for the season. • When they returned they discovered something new. They found new crops growing from the past seeds!!!!

  9. LETS EAT! Wait, wheres the CoolAid?

  10. This discovery would usher in the NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION. ??

  11. Names and Terms • Neolithic – of or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age. (Middle East) • Revolution - a fundamental change in organizational structure. • re – to do again or to do over • evolution – to evolve or change • Neolithic Revolution ??? • AKA Agricultural Revolution • The shift from food gathering to food producing • FARMING!!!

  12. Causes of the Agricultural Revolution

  13. This great breakthrough was made successful by methods such as • “slash-and-burn farming” – burning fields to provide fertilization for the planted seeds. • and “domestication” of animals – taming of animals.

  14. Why is this Neolithic Revolution important? • In order to grow crops, humans will have to “settle down” and wait for the seeds / crops to grow. • “Settling down” meant the first human settlements (villages and later, cities!) • Once settled, humans tamed animals (goats, cattle, pigs, sheep) > used as beasts of burden, sources of meat protein, milk, hides and fibers for protective clothing. • Better diet & food surpluses (grain storage) > increased birth rates, decreased infant mortality rates, increased life expectancies > population explosion > large civilizations. • Put simply, because humans finally settled down… the Neolithic Revolution (Agriculture) led to Civilization!

  15. Essential Questions

  16. Assignment What impact did the Neolithic Revolution have on peoples health; daily life; population size; social structure; and social relationships?

  17. What geographic features are present that makes this area valuable for agriculture?

  18. Reporter: write a newspaper article that explains your view on the Neolithic revolution or domestication of animals. • Authur: Write a story for elementary school kids that illustrates the causes and effects of the Agricultural Revolution and or domestication of animals.

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