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 –B–Beginnings of workforce division –L–Live off the land Tools, weapons, shelter –W–Wood, bone, stone –F–Fires - ?????? –L–Language – why? What purpose? –W–Water travel

Old Stone Age Religion Bury dead with care – Significance? Bury w/ tools, weapons, ect – Significance? Animism – belief in spirits – Cave paintings = rituals

New Stone Age Produce food – 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 – 6500 people Jericho – Few soccer fields in size – Few thousand people there

New Stone Age Life Men begin to dominate – Decision making – Warriors = prestige Differences in wealth Calendar Animals and plows Work specialization Use of clay and cloth