Paleolithic to Neolithic Revolution

To tame; to change a wild plant or an animal so it can be grown or raised by humans

• Crop

• Domestication

• Agriculture

• Domesticate

An advance state of development of a society as judged by such things as having a system of government and laws, using a written language and keeping written records?

• Domestication

• Civilization

• Settlement

• Permanent

(Starting in 10,000 BCE) a turning point in history that changed the way Paleolithic people lived their lives. People shifted from Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture. Instead living as Nomads, people settled down in permanent settlements. This lead to the first civilizations.

• Neolithic Revolution

• Paleolithic

• Settlement

• Permanent

A plant grown for food

• Settlement

• Farming

• Crop

• Agriculture

Old Stone Age, time period between 2 million BCE to about 10,000 BCE, characterized by the use of stone tools.

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

• Permanent

• Civilization

An event that leads to a lasting change

• settlement

• permanent

• Civilization

• Turning Point

What big change occurred between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Era?

• people moved around more to find food, shelter, and water.
• people stayed in one place to begin farming and corral animals.

What was the most common reason in which ancient people chose to migrate, or move from place to place?

• They needed to find employment and an income
• To find resources such as food and shelter
• To explore the world.
• They needed to find better transportation.

Which of the following would you most likely find in the Paleolithic Era?

• jewelry made of smooth stones

• farms

• cave paintings

• domesticated animals

Which of the following describes how the earliest humans lived?

• by hunting and gathering food

• by herding sheep and other live stock

• alone or in pairs

• in farming villages along streams and rivers