1. Neolithic Times
New Stone Age

2. New Stone Age About 8000 B.C. people started producing food
This brought about a great change in the way people lived – Farming
The beginning of Farming was the Neolithic Revolution

3. New Stone Age
Farming- people discovered that seeds from wild grains could be planted and harvested
Herding- people learned they could build a fence to enclose a herd of wild animals
Animals were killed one at a time- the rest saved for later
Captured animals lost fear of humans and became tame or domesticated

4. New Stone Age
People during this time bred animals to improve those animals qualities
Used animals such as donkeys, camels, and llamas as pack animals
The food supply increased, more food led to a growing population- about 5 million people in world at 8000 B.C.
People also lived longer- life expectancy average of 30 years

5. New Stone Age
Villages were established once people were able to produce food
They no longer needed to follow their food sources- most developed near fertile soil and a water supply
Earliest known villages are in southwestern Asia

6. New Stone Age Jericho (between Israel and Jordon) Abu Huerya (Syria)
Catal Huyuk (Turkey)

7. New Stone Age Specialization- development of occupations
Less people were needed to produce food- so people started to do other things- potters, weavers, metal workers
Learned to bake clay to make pottery
Weave cloth

8. New Stone Age Villages began to develop their own form of government
Single chiefs were chosen to keep order
Boundaries were set to protect belongings

9. New Stone Age Most of the chiefs were also the priests
They handled the religious duties by offering prayers for good soil, healthy animals, rain
At first they worshipped the things in nature around them.
Eventually, Gods and Goddesses were created to represent these forces of nature
Religious customs also developed at this time