1. Neolithic Revolution
Ch-Ch-Change

2. Before Neolithic Revolution
People were hunter-gatherers…
Nomadic…
Lived in small groups, usually family units…
Used simple tools made of stone, wood & bone…
Owned few possessions…

3. THEN…
Over the course of time (no specific date but between 10,000 – 3,000 BCE)…
In specific regions…
In different parts of the world…
A CHANGE began to take place as people…

4. After Neolithic Revolution
Farming began…
Permanent homes were built (usually near H2O source)…
Food supplies became more reliable & increased…
Domestication of animals & plants…
More possessions…
Early villages emerged...

5. B’c the most important aspect of the Neolithic Revolution was farming, this turning point in human history is aka the Agricultural Revolution.

7. Map Activity
On a blank world map, locate, label & shade the following:
Nile River…
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers…
Indus River…
Huang He River…
Mesoamerican Region…
Andean Region…

8. Domestication of Animals

10. Activity
Write a paragraph describing the importance of the Neolithic Revolution. Be sure to include many, if not all, of the facts mentioned in the previous slides…