Warm-up Why do you think humans stopped being nomads and formed civilizations?

The Stone Age The Stone Age lasted almost 2 million years! The Stone Age is divided into 3 different time periods: – Paleolithic (Paleo = Early) – Mesolithic (Meso = Middle) – Neolithic (Neo = New)

The Stone Age Paleolithic Age (2 million BCE to 12,000 BCE) – The climate went through an Ice Age and began to warm up at the end – Hunter-gatherers that moved from place to place They moved to follow their food sources and find places that weren’t too cold

The Stone Age Paleolithic Age (2 million BCE to 12,000 BCE) – Little technology during this time. All tools were made out of stone (mostly flint)

The Stone Age Mesolithic Age (12,000 BCE to 10,000 BCE) – Climate continued to get warmer – The microlith was invented- A small triangular shaped blade of stone used in knives and spears – Other inventions: boats from hollowed logs, fishing nets and hooks

The Stone Age Neolithic Revolution (10,000 BCE to 2,000 BCE) – Agriculture: People learned how to plant and harvest crops – People began to live in cities and towns – The first governments were formed

The Neolithic Revolution People began to settle in the “Fertile Crescent” between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers – This is where the world’s first farmers began – Today, these countries are Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Turkey

The Neolithic Revolution Most historians believe that women were the first farmers They believe that the women noticed patterns in the growth of wild plants and learned how to cultivate plants Cultivate- Using land for growing crops

The Neolithic Revolution Domestication- Growing plants to eat or using animals for work and food – Humans began to domesticate dogs to help with hunting about 12,000 BCE – Farm animals were domesticated around 8,000 BCE (goats, sheep, cows, pigs) – The animals were used as a food source (meat and milk) and to do work in the fields (plowing)

The Neolithic Revolution Because fewer people were needed in the fields for farming and hunting, they could specialize in other trades: – Making tools and weapons – Building houses – Making clothes – Merchants Specialization led to innovation, and innovation led to improvement in people's lives

Group 1 What is a hominin?

Group 2 Why were humans able to cross the Bering Land Bridge and move from Asia to North America?

Group 3 What is migration?

Group 4 How did the Ice Age affect migration?

Group 5 What event happened that allowed people to travel further north and migrate into Europe?