THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION Part 4 The Neolithic Revolution

THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION

Part 4: The Neolithic Revolution 7000 BC = Important economic/social changes= Revolution 2 Most Important Changes: 1. Hunter-gatherers changed Agriculture and Livestock 2. Nomadic lifestyle changed sedentary http: //www. history. com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/mankind-the-story-ofall-of-us-farming (4 min)

4. 1 Economy and Society A climate change between Paleolithic + Neolithic Ages = increase in Earth’s temperature, melting some of the ice in Europe/Asia/N. America. -Large areas of tundra became forest -Large herbivores went north, leaving less food for people.

Neolithic Diet -Fewer animals meant that people had to look for other food sources. -They observed plants growing and began cultivating them => They went from predators (Paleolithic) to producers (Neolithic). -Ppl. started domesticating animals by keeping and feeding them together to get meat, milk, hides and dung.

soon bartering (trade) appeared.

Since they didn’t have to move for food, they settled into permanent dwellings w/stone walls + wooden or grass roofs.

Neolithic Society: Division of labour appeared – different ppl. dedicated their lives to different jobs.

They believed in spirits and worshipped the dead. People were buried under their houses or in necropolises (cemeteries).

4. 3 Neolithic Art -elaborate ceramic pots -funeral idols of stone + bone w/big, round eyes and triangle/line decorations

-rock painting was more abstract + usually represented people (line w/2 legs and circle head). They often showed scenes of hunting, gathering, or ritual dances.