Early Humans And the Agricultural Revolution

Hunter-Gatherers The Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) Paleo = "Old Stone" Nomads: people who moved from place to place to survive. Hunters & Gatherers Buffalo, reindeer, goats Nuts, berries, fruits, grains

Finding Food Men Hunted large animals Developed tracking methods Developed tools to kill animals Traps and spears Women Stayed close to camp Watched children Gathered berries, nuts that were close by

Invention of Tools Technology: tools and methods to perform tasks Flint: used to cut anything Spears, bow and arrows, fish hooks Needles for nets and baskets; clothing

Changing to Survive Climate Affected how people lived; what they ate; shelters Natural shelters: caves, rock overhangs Moved to tents, huts Used bones of large dead animals

Fire Sparks Change Fire causes warmth in caves! Light scared away animals Community Cooked food: easier to digest and tasted better Fire made by frictions sparks

Language and Art Other Advancements Language Art, cave paintings Found all over the world Used crushed colored rocks with animal fats for paints

The Ice Ages Ice Age: long periods of extreme cold. Water level of oceans lowered Allowed people to travel to other continents Humans affected Diets: added fat Shelters: improved Clothing: warmer, made from animal fur Fire: warmth

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Agricultural Revolution Neolithic Times Farming replaces hunting and gathering Domestication of animals Pack animals, meat, milk, wool Neolithic Age: New Stone Systematic agriculture

Neolithic Times (cont.) Big Changes for Humankind Systematic Agriculture Domesticated Animals Settled Communities Neolithic Advancements

Life in Neolithic Age Communities Southwest Asia Jericho Well established by 8000 B.C. Sun dried brick houses, walled city

Life in Neolithic Age (cont.) Catalhuyuk: present day Turkey Mud brick houses Roof doors Homes were decorated; wall paintings Shrines: holy places

Settled Life BENEFITS 1. Greater Security 2. Healthier population 3. Solve problems as group 4. Specialization PROBLEMS 1. Rapid population growth caused loss in natural resources 1. Deforestation 2. Desert-like conditions 3. Abandoned settlements

End of Neolithic Age More technological advances Farming equipment Millstones Metal work Bronze Age

Civilizations Emerge