Ch 1 / Sect 2: Humans Try to Control Nature

- nomads  mobile, search for food Hunter-Gatherers Paleolithic Age (2.5 million to 8000 BC – mostly Ice Age ) Old Stone Age - nomads  mobile, search for food Hunter-Gatherers - tools, knives, fish hooks, harpoons lived in small groups  fewer mouths to feed = less work developed jewelery and art (necklaces of shells, teeth and claws) cave Paintings

shift to food-producing culture causes of: Neolithic Revolution = Agricultural Revolution shift to food-producing culture causes of: - climate change  rising temperatures - population pressure early farming methods - Slash and burn - clear land  ashes fertilize Domestication of Animals - taming growth of permanent settlements people across the world develop agriculture independently

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES Farming Early River Valleys ( Adv. and Disadv.) ADVANTAGES fertile land  crops raise animals surplus of food skilled workers sedentary life; not nomadic DISADVANTAGES floods and droughts attacks natural disasters disease permanent changes to earth

Paleolithic Age Neolithic Age Drawing Activity Directions: Split page in half with a line. On the left label the table Paleolithic and on the right Neolithic. Using your notes, create an illustration with 3 identifiable features that show the difference between the 2 eras. Paleolithic Age Neolithic Age