Neolithic Revolution

1.  What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?

• a.  Hunters & Gathers
• a.  Toolmakers
• a.  Farmers

1.  What did the Neolithic Revolution bring about?

• a.  Storms
• a.  Drought
• a.  Agriculture

One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.

• They no longer were nomads
• Life expectancy was shorter
• They had to move around to new farms

1.  Schools,  Government, and Religion are examples of ________________________.

•    Advanced cities
•      Complex Institutions
•        Specialized Workers

During the Neolithic Revolution

• People learned to grow food
• People migrated to find food
• People were nomadic

Nomadic means to

• Sleep in tents
• Move around frequently
• Stay in one place

Record Keeping,  Advanced Technology, Complex Institutions, Advanced Cities, and Specialized Workers are all

• Characteristics of Hunting and Gathering Societies
• Characteristics of Civilizations
• Characteristics of Nomadic Tribes

Before the _______________________ Revolution, people were  _______________________.

• Paleolithic, monsters
• Neolithic, nomads
• 
  innovations, cultivation
• Neolithic, hunter-gatherers

They lived the life of a  _______________________, constantly on the move in search of food, water, and  _______________________.

• hunter-gatherer, wigwam
• nomad, shelter
• nomad, settlement
• hunter-gather, shelter

What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution? 

• beginning of hunting and gathering
• man learned to write
• man began farming
• man built towns and cities