1. Bell Ringer
On the index card provided, answer the following the question: Which map is accurate? Explain.

2. The Neolithic Revolution
EQ: What were the causes and effects of the Neolithic Revolution?

3. How did people live in the stone age?

4. Paleolithic Era
Literally means “Old Stone Age”
Man used stone tools

5. Paleolithic Era
Hunter-gatherers – food from hunting animals and gathering plants.

6. Paleolithic Era
nomads – people who constantly move from place to place, usually in search of food.

7. Paleolithic Era
Lived in small communities (25-75 people) Why?

8. Paleolithic Era
When the food moves, you move.

9. Paleolithic Era Equality – men and women both provided food
Had very little property – Why?
Almost no warfare – why?

10. Neolithic Era
New Stone Age – 8000 BCE
What changed?

11. Neolithic Era Humans began to domesticate plants and animals.
to make something helpful to humans

12. Neolithic Era
Farming changes everything!
Like what?

13. Neolithic Era Farming changes everything! Provides a surplus of food
More than what is needed

14. Neolithic Era Farming changes everything! Provides a surplus of food
More than what is needed
Requires permanent settlement – people stop moving

15. Neolithic Era
Population growth – more food = more people

16. Neolithic Era Inequality – people valued differently
People start to do different jobs
Like what?

17. Flow Chart – Effect of Farming on Humans
Surplus
Settlement
Population growth
Diversity / Inequality

18. Essential Question
What were the causes and effects of the Neolithic Revolution?

19. Review
What does the word Paleolithic mean?

20. Review
What do you call someone who moves from place to place in search of food?

21. Review
What change creates the Neolithic Revolution?

22. Review
List one effect of the Neolithic Revolution.

23. Classwork Assignment On a separate sheet of paper:
Create a chart comparing the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras
Needs to have at least 5 statements in each category
Paleolithic Era
Both
Neolithic Era 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.