1. Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods

2. Essential Questions
What are the key characteristics of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods?
What are the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
What are the key components of a civilization?

3. Dating Time
Most commonly used in the western world: based on birth of Jesus (year 1)
Event that took place 400 yrs before the birth of Jesus would be dated 400 BC
Dates after birth of Jesus- labeled AD (anno Domini)

4. Dating Time
BC and AD- western and Christ-oriented other option  B.C.E. and C.E.
400 B.C. = 400 B.C.E.
600 A.D. = 600 C.E.

5. Dating Time- other terms
Decade= 10 yrs
Century = 100 yrs
Millennium = 1,000 yrs
4th c BCE = 4th period of 100 counting back from 1 = refers to the years of 400 to 301 BCE
1st c BCE = 100 to 1 BCE
650 BCE = 7th c BCE

6. Dating Time – Common Era
4th C CE = years 301 – 400
750 took place in the 8th c CE
What century are we living in?

8. The Paleolithic Age
2,500,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE
“Paleolithic” --> “Old Stone” Age- long period of human development before agriculture development
Made tools
hunting (men) & gathering (women)  small bands of humans
Life span????
Equality between the sexes based on economic contributions
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NOMADIC (moving from place to place)

9. Nomads Nomadic people migrated _____ miles per year. Push Factors
Lack of food
Population increase/overcrowding
Pull Factors
Following a herd, more food to gather more food available

10. The Paleolithic Age Purpose??
Humans during this period found shelter in caves.
Cave paintings left behind.
Purpose??

11. The Neolithic Age NOMADISM CONTINUES!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Neolithic”  “New Stone” Age
10,000 BCE – 4,000 BCE
Gradual shift from:
Nomadic lifestyle  settled, stationery lifestyle.
Hunting/Gathering  agricultural production and domestication of animals.
NOMADISM CONTINUES!!!!!!!!!!!!

12. The Agricultural Revolution
8,000 BCE – 5,000 BCE
Agriculture developed independently in different parts of the world.
SLASH-AND-BURN Farming
Middle East India Central America China Southeast Asia
8,000 BCE 7,000 BCE 6,500 BCE 6,000 BCE ,000 BCE

13. Why do some archaeologists believe that women were the first farmers?
The Agricultural Revolution
Why do some archaeologists believe that women were the first farmers?

14. Early Settled Communities
Growing crops on a regular basis made possible the support of larger populations.
More permanent, settled communities emerged.
9,000 BCE  Earliest Agricultural Settlement at JARMO ( northern Iraq )  wheat

15. Early Settled Communities
8,000 BCE  Largest Early Settlement at Çatal Hüyük ( Modern Turkey )  6,000 inhabitants
12 cultivated crops
Division of labor
Engaged in trade
Organized religion
An obsidian dagger
Small military

16. Early Settled Communities
Çatal Hüyük

17. What is the
next step in the
development of
human settlements??

18. CITIES !
CIVILIZATIONS !!

19. What are the
characteristics
of a civilization??

20. CIVILIZATION Advanced Cities Advanced Technology Specialized Workers
Record-
Keeping
Complex
Institutions