Neolithic Revolution
Neolithic Revolution Prehistory = Old/New Stone Ages Old Stone Age Paleolithic Period (2million B.C. to 10,000 B.C. New Stone Age Neolithic Period (10,000 B.C to end of Prehistory
Old Stone Age Nomadic, small groups of hunters and gatherers Beginnings of workforce division Live off the land Tools, weapons, shelter Wood, bone, stone Fires - ?????? Language – why? What purpose? Water travel
Old Stone Age Religion Bury dead with care Bury w/ tools, weapons, ect Significance? Bury w/ tools, weapons, ect Animism – belief in spirits Cave paintings = rituals
New Stone Age Produce food Domestication What is significant about this? Domestication Plants and animals Dog was first Goats, sheep, pigs, cattle, llamas, alpacas Yams, millet, rice, squash, ect.
Earliest Villages Catalhuyuk, Turkey Jericho 6500 people Few soccer fields in size Few thousand people there
New Stone Age Life Men begin to dominate Differences in wealth Decision making Warriors = prestige Differences in wealth Calendar Animals and plows Work specialization Use of clay and cloth