1. The Neolithic Revolution
AIM: How did the Neolithic Revolution change how civilizations develop?
Do Now: You were just stranded on a deserted island. What would be five items that you would bring?
Analyze: Compare and contrast the Neolithic Age and the Paleolithic Age

2. Early Man

4. Prehistory
Paleolithic Age – Old Stone Age (Est. 2 mil BC-9000 BC)
Hunters & Gatherers
Nomad: Moving from place to place in search for food.
Men  hunted & fished.
Woman  gathered fruits, nuts, etc.
Way of Life
Cave paintings
Stone tools & pottery
Domesticated dogs
Neolithic Age – New Stone Age (9000 BC – 3000 BC)
Farming  Neolithic Revolution
People could remain in one place.
Herding of animals – goats, sheep & cattle.
Community –
Council of Elders/Chief – made important decisions.
Warrior class
Kept possessions.

5. The Neolithic Revolution

6. Effects of Farming

8. Migration of Man

9. Centers of Neolithic civilizations

10. Advantages of Neolithic Societies
Dependable Food Source
Closer to clean water
“Modern” Civilizations
Safety

11. Early Sedentary Civilizations

15. KWL Vocabulary
Barter Domestication Caste System Dynasty City-state Empire Civil service Hunter-gatherer Civilization Institutions Commodities Money Economy Cultural Diffusion Monotheism Division of Labors Neolithic Agr. Rev.

16. KWL Vocabulary Cont. Nomadic Polytheism River Valley Silk Road
Specialization
Surplus
Writing

17. Barter
The exchange of one good or service

18. Caste System
A complex form of social organization that began to take shape in India following the Indo-Aryan migration. The system transformed the Indian social system, dividing it into five distinct classes that one cannot move between.

19. City-State
Form of government that includes a town or city and the surrounding land controlled by it

20. Civil Service
A centralized system of running the everyday business of government

21. Civilization
A complex culture that has at least three characteristics: a surplus of food, large towns with a form of government, and a division of labor

22. Commodities
Goods that have value

23. Cultural Diffusion
Spread of ideas and other aspects of culture from one area to another

24. Division of Labors
In a community, different people have different jobs

25. Domestication
Training or adapting (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans

26. Dynasty
A family of rulers

27. Empire
Form of government that unites different territories and people under one ruler

28. Hunter-Gatherer
Prehistoric men and women where men hunted animals and women and children gathered plants and fruit for food

29. Institutions
Social structures in a civilization such as government, religion, and classes

30. Money Economy
Use of money, as an exchange of value and a unit of account, to exchange for goods or services

31. Monotheism
The belief in a single god

32. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
The shift from food gathering to food producing. It revolutionized human life and brought about civilization

33. Nomadic
People who move from place to place, rather than living in one place

34. Polytheism
The belief in several gods

35. River Valley
The fertile land of a river and the locations of the first civilizations

36. Silk Road
Trade route from China, across central Asia, to the Mediterranean region; silk, jade, and other valuable Chinese goods were traded for gold, silver, and wool

37. Specialization
Separation of work tasks within a society: farmer, priest, warrior, scribe, king

38. Surplus
Extra

39. Writing
Representation of communication using symbols or signs; one of the characteristics of a civilization