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Transition from Paleolithic to Neolithic: A Shift in Human Civilization

Explore the journey from the Old Stone Age to the Neolithic Age, witnessing the shift from hunter-gatherer societies to settled communities, agriculture, and technological advancements. Discover how life transformed during the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution and the characteristics of early Neolithic communities.

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Transition from Paleolithic to Neolithic: A Shift in Human Civilization

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  1. The Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Age)2 million BC-10,000 BC • Earliest period of human history • Descendants migrated out of Africa and throughout the rest of the world • The Old Stone Age people were hunters and gatherers who followed their food supply.

  2. Around 10,000 B.C.E, Paleolithic people stopped moving and settled into farming communities. WHY? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhzQFIZuNFY

  3. What changed during the Neolithic Period? Dependency on Natural Resources *Before: Moved with their food supply *After: Water and good soil for crops Government *Before: Families (male ruled) evolutionary, from family to village to city. *After: Chief with council. Economy *Before: No real economy *After: Barter system Technology *Before: Stone tools After: Farming, baking and firing pottery, specialized tools, bronze tools and weapons

  4. What are the characteristics of the Neolithic Age? • Farming began • settled into permanent villages • New skills & tools • Pottery • Bronze tools & weapons • Domesticated animals • Dog as helper/companion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCLQ_8I1paY • Cattle, goats sheep pigs • Selective breeding • Food, fertilizer, clothing

  5. How did life change during the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution? • More reliable food supply-less varied • Population growth • Division of Labor • Job specialization • Personal property • Conflict? • Cooperation?

  6. What did the first Neolithic communities look like?

  7. Jericho8,000 BCE • Palestine • 10 acre settlement-mud houses • Several thousand people • Massive stone wall-defense • 12 feet tall and 6 feet thick

  8. Catal Huyuk7,000-5,000 BCE • Turkey • 32 acres-mud houses-elaborately decorated • No defensive wall-but outer houses had no windows facing outside-effective barrier • Long distance trade and fine arts and crafts-religious artifacts

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