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The Neolithic Revolution. The Rise of Farming Society (10,000 – 5,000 BCE). What Was Life Like Before the Neolithic Revolution?. Life Before the Neolithic Revolution. Nomadic – Constantly moving, lived as hunter gatherers. Moved according to season and migrating animals
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The Neolithic Revolution The Rise of Farming Society (10,000 – 5,000 BCE)
Life Before the Neolithic Revolution • Nomadic – Constantly moving, lived as hunter gatherers. Moved according to season and migrating animals • Technology – Tools for digging, spears, knives, and clubs • Art - Cave paintings, carvings, and jewelry
Limitations to Nomadic Life • Possessions – Only what you can carry • No permanent housing • Slow population growth
Limitations to Nomadic Life • Constant Labor – Since people were constantly moving and struggling to survive advancements in technology were extremely slow
Quick Write • What advantages do you think a farming society have over a nomadic society?
Neolithic Revolution • Switched from nomadic lifestyle to farming society • Established permanent homes = progress, advancements in technology, altered surrounding environment
Domestication • Dogs, goats, pigs, horses • Tame vs. Domestication • Used for labor, transportation, and food
Domesticated • Plants • Cereals (wheat, corn) • Pulses (soybean) • Tubers (potatoes, manioc) • Sugar (sugar cane, beets) • Fruit (bananas) • Animals (Big Five) • Sheep • Cow • Goat • Pig • Horse
Key Things to Remember… • The Neolithic revolution didn’t happen abruptly, but emerged gradually as a result of trial and error • It first appeared in a few places, not everywhere • Most people didn’t go through it at first, and some still haven’t