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Paleolithic vs. Neolithic Turning Point: The Neolithic Revolution

Old Stone Age Old Stone Age = Paleolithic period Modern Homo Sapiens – Human Beings 250,000 to 100,000 BCE to about 10,000 BCE Early Humans = nomads – roaming from place to place to find food Stones, bones, and wood Development of language Bury the dead Animism – worship of animals

Cave Art Found in Lascaux, France

New Stone Age Neolithic Revolution Neolithic Period = (About 12,000 years ago) 10,000 BCE to Today Humans transitioned from nomadic to settled farming dramatically changed the way humans lived Domestication of plants and animals 15,000 years ago – the dog was the first animal to be domesticated 8000 BCE – 6000 BCE – goats, sheep, pigs, and cattle 10,000 BCE – 6000 BCE – Yams, millet, rice, chickpeas, lentils, and wheat

Neolithic Revolution

Oldest Known Village Jericho 10,000 BCE – 9000 BCE – modern day Israel

Earliest Villages Catalhuyuk – 7000 BCE -Modern day Turkey – rview/completed_projects/catalhoyuk_turkey# rview/completed_projects/catalhoyuk_turkey#

Rise of Cities and Civilizations Located near major rivers River valley civilizations arose in the Middle East, Egypt, India and China In the Americas, early civilizations may have arose in the highlands; they may have begun as religious centers. Away from cities, people lived as hunters, gatherers, farmers and nomads

Basic Features of Civilization 1. CITIES are the MAIN feature of a civilization Basic Features of a civilization 1. Organized Governments 2. Complex Religions - Polytheism 3. Job Specialization - (Artisans) 4. Social Classes 5. Art and Architecture Development 6. Public Works 7. MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE: WRITING

Changes Over Time Changes in the physical environment caused civilizations to change Interactions among people and cultural diffusion caused civilization to change As rulers grew more powerful civilization began to center around city-states and empires. Definition: in anthropology, the process by which a cultural trait, material object, idea, or behavior pattern is spread from one society to another; also called diffusiondiffusion