The Neolithic Revolution AIM : How did the Neolithic Revolution change how civilizations develop?

1. The Neolithic Revolution AIM: How did the Neolithic Revolution change how civilizations develop? Do Now: You were just stranded on a deserted island. What would be five items that you would bring? Analyze: Compare and contrast the Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Age

2. Early Man

4. Prehistory • Paleolithic Age – Old Stone Age (Est. 2 mil BC-9000 BC) • Hunters & Gatherers • Nomad: Moving from place to place in search for food. • Men  hunted & fished. • Woman  gathered fruits, nuts, etc. • Way of Life • Cave paintings • Stone tools & pottery • Domesticated dogs • Neolithic Age – New Stone Age (9000 BC – 3000 BC) • Farming  Neolithic Revolution • People could remain in one place. • Herding of animals – goats, sheep & cattle. • Community – • Council of Elders/Chief – made important decisions. • Warrior class • Kept possessions.

5. The Neolithic Revolution

6. Effects of Farming

8. Migration of Man

9. Centers of Neolithic civilizations

10. Advantages of Neolithic Societies • Dependable Food Source • Closer to clean water • “Modern” Civilizations • Safety

11. Early Sedentary Civilizations

15. KWL Vocabulary Barter Domestication Caste System Dynasty City-state Empire Civil service Hunter-gatherer Civilization Institutions Commodities Money Economy Cultural Diffusion Monotheism Division of Labors Neolithic Agr. Rev.

16. KWL Vocabulary Cont. • Nomadic • Polytheism • River Valley • Silk Road • Specialization • Surplus • Writing

17. Barter • The exchange of one good or service

18. Caste System • A complex form of social organization that began to take shape in India following the Indo-Aryan migration. The system transformed the Indian social system, dividing it into five distinct classes that one cannot move between.

19. City-State • Form of government that includes a town or city and the surrounding land controlled by it

20. Civil Service • A centralized system of running the everyday business of government

21. Civilization • A complex culture that has at least three characteristics: a surplus of food, large towns with a form of government, and a division of labor

22. Commodities • Goods that have value

23. Cultural Diffusion • Spread of ideas and other aspects of culture from one area to another

24. Division of Labors • In a community, different people have different jobs

25. Domestication • Training or adapting (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans

26. Dynasty • A family of rulers

27. Empire • Form of government that unites different territories and people under one ruler

28. Hunter-Gatherer • Prehistoric men and women where men hunted animals and women and children gathered plants and fruit for food

29. Institutions • Social structures in a civilization such as government, religion, and classes

30. Money Economy • Use of money, as an exchange of value and a unit of account, to exchange for goods or services

31. Monotheism The belief in a single god

32. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution • The shift from food gathering to food producing. It revolutionized human life and brought about civilization

33. Nomadic • People who move from place to place, rather than living in one place

34. Polytheism • The belief in several gods

35. River Valley • The fertile land of a river and the locations of the first civilizations

36. Silk Road • Trade route from China, across central Asia, to the Mediterranean region; silk, jade, and other valuable Chinese goods were traded for gold, silver, and wool

37. Specialization • Separation of work tasks within a society: farmer, priest, warrior, scribe, king

38. Surplus • Extra

39. Writing • Representation of communication using symbols or signs; one of the characteristics of a civilization