THE EASIEST NOTES PACKET EVER The Neolithic Revolution

THE EASIEST NOTES PACKET EVER… The Neolithic Revolution

1. NEOLITHIC means NEW STONE During the NEOLITHIC Revolution, humans learned to make more advanced stone tools.

2. REVOLUTION means A BIG CHANGE!!! In SCIENCE, a revolution is a ‘full turn’. In the SOCIAL SCIENCES, a revolution is a ‘BIG CHANGE’ To be a REVOLUTION, an event needs to have an impact in at least 3 PERSIAN CATEGORIES

3. What was the BIG CHANGE of the NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION? It WASN’T the MORE ADVANCED STONE TOOLS. The BIG CHANGE WAS FARMING!!!

4. The fancy word for FARMING is AGRICULTURE • and the adjective form of agriculture is Agricultural

So, the NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION is also sometimes called THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION

So… where did they farm?

With the technology available at the time, do you think it would be easy to farm on a mountain?

With the technology available at the time, do you think it would be easy to farm next to the ocean?

With the technology available at the time, do you think it would be easy to farm in a desert?

With the technology available at the time, do you think it would be easy to farm on a prairie or savannah?

With the technology available at the time, do you think it would be easy to farm near a river?

So the EARLIEST CIVILIZATIONS developed where it was EASIEST TO FARM and to TRANSPORT FARM GOODS…. • In RIVER VALLEYS that FLOODED (bringing silt that became new fresh soil to the river banks) PREDICTABLY!!!