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

During the Neolithic Revolution

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

“Stone Age” when people used simple stone tools and discovered fire.

• Paleolithic Revolution

• Record Keeping

• Irrigation

• Civilization

The taming of animals for personal use.

• domestication
• domination
• animalization 
• petting zoo

What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Surplus Food Supply
• Specialization of Jobs
• Permanent Settlements
• All of the above

The first humans were found in....

• America
• Earth
• Asia
• Africa

This area is regarded as the birthplace of agriculture, the growing of plants and animals for food.

• Fertile Crescent

• Mesoamerica

• Nile River Valley

• Indus River Valley

The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live:

• in groups.

• without a spoken language.

• in cold climates.

• in permanent dwellings.