1. Turning Points in History
Neolithic Revolution
Turning Points in History

2. Paleolithic Age: Dates and Descriptions
“Old Stone Age”
2.5 million – 8000 B.C.E
(Before Common Era)
Adapted to their environment
Use of crude stone tools and weapons
Developed fire
Early basic language for verbal communication
Clothing made from animal skins

3. Paleolithic Tools and Clothing

4. Paleolithic Age: Food and Shelter
Nomadic
No permanent home
Temporary shelter
Constant search for food – follow the herds
Small groups: 50 people
Hunter/Gatherers

5. Paleolithic Temporary Shelter

6. Paleolithic Temporary Shelter

7. Paleolithic Age: Specialized Jobs
Hunter/Gatherers
Men primarily hunted
Women gathered fruits, berries, etc.

8. Paleolithic Age: Religion and Art
Cave paintings
Belief in afterlife
Preparing of bodies at funerals – buried with tools and weapons
Jewelry
Music – instruments made from animal bones

9. Burials – Jewelry - Instruments

10. Paleolithic Cave Paintings

11. Paleolithic Age: Government
Not government as we think of it today
Attempts at being organized
First trace of spoken language
“Survival of the fittest”
Elderly and sick left behind – slow down nomadic lifestyle

12. Neolithic Revolution
Neolithic Revolution a.k.a. Agricultural Revolution
Development of agriculture (farming)
Warmer weather allows for the growth of plants where it had been ice
Allows nomads to settle in one place and grow own food
Ends nomadic lifestyle

13. Neolithic Age: Dates and Descriptions
“New Stone Age”
8000 – 3000 B.C.E.
Agriculture
Domesticated animals
Polished stone tools
Pottery
Population increase

14. Neolithic Farm Tools

15. Neolithic Pottery and Baskets

16. Neolithic Age: Food and Shelter
Grow crops
Domesticate animals for meat and milk
Still do some hunting
Developed new farm tools
Live in permanent shelters – settle the first villages

17. Neolithic Age: Specialized Jobs
Scarce resources lead to wars
New Social Classes Emerge
Chiefs and headmen
Warriors: prestige and power
Hunters
Farmers
Weaver
Potters
Herders
Tool Makers

18. Neolithic Age: Religion and Art
Art becomes more sophisticated
Pottery
Wall paintings
Religious shrines
Polytheism
Belief in multiple gods

19. Neolithic Religious Shrine

20. Neolithic Age: Government
Beginning of formal organizations – villages
Traditional Economy
Some barter and trade with other villages
Subsistence agriculture
Grow food for own consumption and survival