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Neolithic Revolution

Neolithic Revolution. The Beginning of Agriculture. Main Idea The development of agriculture was a major turning point in human history and significantly changed the way in which many people lived. Objectives Students will explore how early agriculture developed and spread.

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Neolithic Revolution

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  1. Neolithic Revolution

  2. The Beginning of Agriculture Main Idea The development of agriculture was a major turning point in human history and significantly changed the way in which many people lived. Objectives • Students will explore how early agriculture developed and spread. • Students will discover how the development of agriculture change Stone Age society?

  3. Paleolithic Tools Neolithic Tools • Stones chipped to make points • Wood and bone tools • Nets from plant fibers and animal sinew • Polished stones to make points • More specialized tools: • chisels • drills • saws The New Stone Age As prehistoric people developed more sophisticated tools, the Paleolithic Era gave way to the Neolithic Era.

  4. Plants Animals Growth of Agriculture • End of Ice Age • New plants • New food source • People learned to farm • Domestication • Larger food supply • Domesticating animals • Careful selection and breeding • 10,000 BC – dogs • Larger and more stable supply of meat, milk, skins, wool • Available plants, domesticated animals • Spread to regions: • Asia: rice • Africa: cattle • Mexico: corn • South America: potatoes Development of Agriculture The development of agriculture, about 10,000 years ago, radically changed how people lived. This shift to farming is referred to as the Neolithic Revolution.

  5. Identify Cause and Effect How did people benefit from farming and the domestication of plants and animals? Answer(s): more reliable food supply; people could pool labor and resources

  6. Early Farming Societies New Technologies • Small settlements • Villages and towns • Increase in trade • Societies became more complex • Social status, authority • Religion, megaliths • Warfare, disease increased • New tools and methods • Animals working in fields • Grindstones, pestles, pottery • Wool from sheep for yarn • Spinning and weaving • Copper, bronze, tin Agriculture Changes Society • Agriculture dramatically changed Stone Age societies by providing a larger and more reliable food supply. • Some people began to live as nomadic pastoralists. • Others gave up the nomadic lifestyle and formed settlements, pooling their resources. • As people began to make items from bronze, the Stone Age gave way to the Bronze Age, which began as early as 3000 BC in some areas.

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