Agricultural Revolution Review

By Ms Browning

​DAy #1 Review:

​history vs. prehistory

• History is a period of recorded events.

• Prehistory is before writing was introduced

• Divided into B.C/B.C.E and A.D/C.E

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Multiple Choice

Has written records

• History

• Prehistory

Multiple Choice

Which comes first in the time line?

• B.C/ B.C.E

• A.D/ C.E

Open Ended

How do scientists learn about early cultures during the pre-historical period?

Artifacts vs. Fossils ​

​* Archeologists study artifacts and fossils to learn about the past.

• Artifacts are anything made by early humans

• Fossils are remains, traces, impressions of a living thing.​

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• Artifact

• Fossil

Multiple Choice

• Artifact

• Fossil

Poll

What do you think this artifact was?

• Musical Instrument from Ancient Greece

• Make-up Slab from Ancient Egypt

• Board Game from Ancient China

​Hunter Gatherer Societies

• Discovery of Fire=scare away predators, cook food, light and warmth & encouraged communication.

• Lived in small bands of 20- 50 people.​

• Men generally hunted and women and children gathered berries, fruits, seeds and nuts. ​

• Constantly on the move following herds

• Did not farm. ​

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Which characteristics describe hunter gather societies. ( check all that apply)

• Benefited from the discovery of fire

• Lived in large groups of at least 100 people

• Stayed in one place year to year

• All family members contributed to ensure survival

​Early migration period

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• Migrate ​due to depletion of resources or food.

• Moved out of Africa to parts of Asia and Africa.

• ​Ice age created land bridges from Asia to North America.

• Settled in mountains, deserts,​ plains, river valleys and adapted to the environment.

• South America was the last continent to be inhabited.​

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Where did early humans originate?

Multiple Choice

What allowed for early humans to migrate from Africa and Asia to the Americas?

• Global temperature increase

• Ice Age

• Agricultural Revolution

• Depletion of natural resources

Paleolithic Period ​

• Adapted to their surroundings but did not build permanent homes.

• Homes built of mud, wood, animal skins

• Lived nomadic lifestyles-moving from place to place

• Governed by the oldest or strongest members

• Simple tools made of stone, wood or animal bone​

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​Neolithic Period

• Began to domesticate animals

• Developed agriculture

• Permanent settlements began to take shape

• A food surplus led to specialization

• Population increased

• Government and religion were established​

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Multiple Choice

Paleolithic or Neolithic?

Early people began to have different jobs than just farmers becasue there was a food surplus.

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic Period

Multiple Choice

Paleolithic or Neolithic

Followed herds around or changed location for different seasons.

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

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Paleolithic vs. Neolithic

Government and religion created order

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

Neolithic revolution

• Revolution means change

• Neolithic revolution was the shift from H/G to permanent farming communities

• Happened gradually over thousands of years.​

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Open Ended

Why do you think the Neolithic Revolution is described as a "Turning Point" in history?