1. Farming Begins handout
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Farming Begins handout

2. Let’s Review the Old Stone Age
How did they meet their basic needs?
Where did they live?
What tools did they use?
What technology did they have?
Did they have any special jobs?
How did they communicate?

3. Cause and Effect A cause is WHY something happens.
An effect is WHAT happens because of the cause.

4. New Stone Age About 10,000BC – 4,000BC
Cause
Effect
Earths climate began to warm up
Plants and animals become plentiful
Some hunter-gatherers settled in areas filled with plants and animals
People learned to save seeds from the wild plants they had gathered. They planted their own seeds and grew their own plants for their use.
People began capturing wild cattle, sheep, dogs, and goats to tame them.
More and more people began to settle permanently in one area
Plants and animals multiplied
The number of people on earth grew
People began trying to raise crops and animals for their use (AGRICULTURE)
People cut the grain, saved the useful part, and ground it into flour. They stored grain in underground pits to keep it safe and dry.
Domesticated cattle gave more milk and the sheet produced more wool
Community life became more complex. The more civilized community developed a form of government and religion.

5. As the earth begins to warm life begins to change for people living in Africa at this time…
More plants
More animals
More food
More people
Build permanent homes
Learn agriculture
(farming)
Specialization
Trade
Build large cities
CIVILIZATION

6. Agriculture
The raising of plants and animals for human use Domestication The training of plants and animals for human use

7. Agriculture and Domestication
Why can people now stay in one place?
How does a surplus of food help the people?
What do people now have more time for?

8. People trained to do a special job
Specialization
People trained to do a special job
We call these people craftworkers, or artisans
Sure, as payment can I have some of the tools you make?
Beautiful jewelry. Can I have some?
COPPER
OBSIDIAN

9. Trade
The exchange of goods and ideas

10. First CIVILIZATION
Culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning and government.