1. Neolithic Era

2. Bell Ringer Define artifact and fossil
What was an important invention of the Paleolithic era? Why?

3. Objective
Global citizens can identify characteristics of the Neolithic Era
Global citizens can understand the effect of farming on the world

4. Agenda
Review
Neolithic Era
Cause and Effect

5. The Neolithic Era
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6. Cause and Effect
Farming Begins

7. People settled in villages
Cause and Effect
Farming Begins
Steady Supply of food
People settled in villages
People began to trade

8. The Farming Revolution
How has farming impacted the world? Think: how would your life be different today. Write 8 complete sentences. You can use evidence from the text to support your answer. Example: Farming allowed people to stop being hunters and gatherers. According to the text, “people began to practice specialization, or the development of different kinds of jobs.”