1. Social Studies
Essential UNIT Question: How did geography influence the development of the Eastern hemisphere?

2. DO-NOW:
Place Homework in portfolio;
Update Table of Contents;

3. Focus Question:
How did early humans establish a more predictable diet and system of life?

4. Geological Changes to Earth:
Around 12,000 BCE (Before Common Era) the Earth, which was once covered in sheets of ice, grew warmer;
The oceans began to rise;
The Earth’s soil was now free to restore itself – minerals replenished the soil and new plant life, like wild oats, lentils, and cereals began to grow.

5. The Neolithic Era Begins:
The New Stone Age begins, aka The Neolithic Era: 12,000 BCE to 4,000 BCE;
The warmer climate caused early humans to migrate, or travel to distant, more habitable places;
Special tools were developed to deal with the demands of living in a different environment;
As a result complex language systems evolved;

6. The Rise of Agriculture:
Agriculture is the raising of crops and animals for human use;
At first, hunting animals was easier, but over time farming provided a more reliable food supply;
People domesticated plants and animals;
To domesticate means “to train something to be useful to people.”
The storage of food became possible! Human life grew safer and more predictable.

7. Activity:
Using the VENN diagram and your notes, please compare the Old Stone Age with the New Stone Age!

8. Today I Learned . . .