1. Neolithic People were different from Paleolithic People because they would: S.E.T.T.L.E.

2. S ettled into permanent locations http://www.historiasiglo20.org/prehistory/index.htm

3. E ven animals are domesticated  Horses, dogs, goats, sheep, and oxen were the first animals to be domesticated. http://www.pbs.org

4. T he creation of pottery  Why would people in the Neolithic Era develop pottery?  How could the creation of pottery be valuable for historians? http://www.artefakes.com/assets/images/fivepots.jpg

5. T ools become more advanced  What factors may lead Neolithic people to develop more advanced tools? OLDOWAN TOOLS (Ethiopia)(left to right): end chopper, heavy-duty scraper, spheroid hammer stone (Olduvai Gorge); flake chopper (Gadeb); bone point, horn core tool or digger (Swartkrans). http://www.handprint.com/LS/ANC/stones.html

6. L earned to cultivate the land (agriculture)  This is critical because now the nomads could have food wherever they wanted!  The first foods were wheat and cereals in the Middle East, rice in Asia, and corn in the Americas. http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/GeogHist/hi stories/Oldcivilization/Egyptology/LifeAncient/bo unty12.jpg

7. E nd of Paleolithic Era = Neolithic Revolution  Neolithic Revolution is also known as the first Agricultural Revolution. http://www.pureimagination.co.uk/captaincaveman/images/caveyshout.jpg

8. Reflection  List 2 positive and 2 negative changes that will occur from shifting from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic Era.