Paleolithic to Neolithic Life

The Paleolithic Era was...

• Millions of years ago when Dinosaurs ruled the world.

• about 2.5 million years to about 10,000 years ago when people created stone tools for survival.

• The Flintstones, meet the Flintstones

• Is the same as Neolithic

The Neolithic era began with the discovering of

• Dancing

• Taki's

• Hunting and Gathering

• Farming

Agriculture is

• The science and work of farming and raising domesticated animals

• The study of the stars

• The controlling of water through digging canals

• Takis

When people began to farm they stopped moving around in a nomadic lifestyle and instead created ______________ near rivers which were more permanent.

• Trees

• Canals that were dug to control water

• Settlements

• A place were people have lived for a long, long time

Once farming began people now had a SURPLUS of food which had to be stored in a safe, dry place.

What is the best meaning for the word SURPLUS.

• Goals

• Irrigation

• not enough

• Extra

Which of the following was NOT an ancient civilization

• Egypt

• China

• London

• Mesopotamia

On which continent was the ancient civilization of Egypt located?

• South America

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

Which geographic feature did ALL ancient civilizations have in common that supported life and agriculture?

• Icebergs

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Plateaus

Geography played an important role in where people decided to settle and farm?

• True

• False

Which words means to have tame a wild animal to live with and near people.

• Agriculture

• Domestication

• Rivers

• Takis