1. ~ AKS 30a ~
Summarize the
impact of the
Neolithic Revolution

2. Humans Try to Control Nature

3. The Stone Age Scientists divide the Stone Age into 2 parts:
The Paleolithic Age
AKA “Old Stone Age”
2.5 million B.C. to 8000 B.C.
The Neolithic Age
AKA “New Stone Age”
8000 B.C. to 3000 B.C.

4. The First Humans They faced two major struggles for survival:
Finding food
Protecting themselves
They used fire, built shelters, made clothes, and developed spoken language.

6. What is a Nomad?
People who lived in the early part of the Old Stone Age.
They moved from place to place in search of food.

7. Hunter-gatherers
Nomads found food by hunting for meat and gathering nuts, berries and roots.

8. Cro-Magnon Tools Cro-Magnon people used tools to hunt.
They were advanced hunters.

9. Cro-Magnon Art

10. In what ways did Cro-Magnon people change human culture?
QUICK QUESTION:
In what ways did Cro-Magnon people change human culture?

11. The Beginnings of Agriculture
Humans lived in small groups of 25 to 70 people.
Some humans were throwing leftover seeds out into the fields. Their tribe would move on, and when they would return a year later they would find plants where they had thrown the seeds!!!
This discovery is also known as…
THE
NEOLITHIC
REVOLUTION!!!

12. Scientist think that . . . . A WARMER CLIMATE + THE ACCIDENTAL
DISCOVERY OF
FARMING =
The Agricultural Revolution
AKA The Neolithic Revolution

13. So what? Who cares? They can SETTLE!!!! GATHERING food, EVERYONE!!!!
Finally, instead of relying on
GATHERING food,
people began to
PRODUCE their own food.
Now they don’t have to live the nomadic lifestyle anymore!!
They can SETTLE!!!!

14. How did life change after the Neolithic Revolution?

15. Farming Villages Grow into Cities
New advanced farming tools were created to make farming more efficient and less time consuming…..
Whenever food can be produced at a faster rate, the POPULATION will INCREASE!!!
More food = More people!!!
Example – Slash and Burn Farming!!!

16. Slash-and-Burn Farming
The process of cutting trees and burning them to clear a field.
The ashes were used to fertilize the soil.

17. Irrigation – brought water to the crops.
Invention of the wheel and the sailboat helped people travel easier, thus spreading advanced ideas at a faster rate!!!
Domestication of animals…..

18. Domestication of Animals
Humans began to raise animals.
They tamed horses, dogs, goats, pigs, etc.
QUICK QUESTION – Why do you think they decided to “domesticate the animals”?

19. Cities Form Civilizations
What is a “civilization”?
A CIVILIZATION is defined as a complex CULTURE with these FIVE CHARACTERISTICS:
1. Advanced cities
2. Specialized workers
3. Complex institutions
4. Record keeping
5. Improved technology

20. Civilization – 1. Advanced Cities
Large POPULATION
that serves as a
CENTER OF TRADE
for the surrounding area.

21. Civilization – 2. Specialized Workers
QUICK QUESTION –
Are people still spending their ENTIRE day “hunting & gathering”?
Specialization:
The development of skills needed for one specific kind of work.
Artisans:
Skilled workers who make goods by hand
Name 3 examples….

22. Civilization – 3. Complex Institutions
GOVERNMENT.
SCHOOLS.
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.
ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS.

23. Civilization – 4. Record Keeping
POPULATION RECORDS
births, deaths, etc.
ECONOMIC RECORDS
debts, payments, how much is sold, inventory.
GOVERNMENT RECORDS
elected officials, historical events, laws, calendars, etc.
Scribes:
People who used writing to keep records.
Most highly educated in the city.

24. Civilization – 5. Improved Technology
Improved technology provided new tools and methods to solve problems.
Sail, plow, wheel, slash and burn farming, irrigation systems, etc.