2. Watch video clip and take notes about details of Otzi’s life.

3. Read Otzi’s biography on p. 12 (Journey Across Time) Imagine you are Otzi and you are able to write a letter home to your family. Write a letter including the following: -Why are you away from home? - What is your life like? -What are you bringing with you on your travels?

4. View: BrainPop Agricultural Revolution What were the benefits of the Agricultural Revolution?

5. The Neolithic Age, or New Stone Age began about 8000 B.C. and lasted until about 4000 B.C. People began to domesticate, or tame animals and plants for human use.

6. The Agricultural Revolution began during the Neolithic Age. People in different parts of the world discovered how to grow crops at about the same time. People who farmed could settle in one place.

7. Greater security Steady food supplies Bigger population to produce a bigger crop Trade extra food (surplus) Specialization- different kinds of jobs (ex. making pottery, weave cloth, etc.) Better tools

8. Is farming today the same as it was during the Neolithic Age? Explain.

9. View: Food, Agriculture, and the Economy Applying New Agricultural Techniques…

11. Read p. 13-15 (Journey Across Time) Complete Notes worksheet Slash and Burn: used to clear the land out for more farmland and burn the land for more fertile soil.

12. Read the Question Underline key words Eliminate answers Select correct answer Tell why it is correct

13. Humans migrated constantly during the Paleolithic age. What was the cause of this mass migration? A.tribal wars B. language development C.animal migration D.religious practice

14. Why is farming better for human society than hunting and gathering? A.Lack of food B.more dependable for food C.more natural resources D.dependence of physical features

15. If you were a Neolithic farmer, what would be the most important physical feature to settle by? A.mountains B.animals C.deserts D.river

16. Read “Life in the Stone Ages” Article Complete Venn Diagram