The Stone Age Paleolithic Old Stone Age 2

The Stone Age • Paleolithic = “Old” Stone Age (2. 5 million yrs ago – 8, 000 B. C. ) • Neolithic = “New” Stone Age (8, 000 B. C. – 4, 000 B. C. ) Started after the last “Ice Age” ended

Early Humans • What do you think a “revolution” is? Main Idea: • In the Neolithic Age, people started farming, building communities, producing goods, and trading.

Early Humans Neolithic Times • In the beginning of the Neolithic Age, people began to domesticate, or tame, animals. Why would having domesticated animals be a good thing? Write down three reasons that you can think of. • Domesticated animals carried goods and provided meat, milk, and wool.

Early Humans Neolithic Times • People in different parts of the world began growing crops about the same time. • Historians call this change the farming revolution.

Neolithic Times • This means they’re no longer what? ? ? • Because farmers needed to stay close to their fields, they built permanent homes in villages. • The earliest known communities have been found in the Middle East. • One of the oldest villages is Jericho in present-day Israel and Jordan. • Permanent villages provided people with security and steady food.

Jericho Catal Huyuk (in modern day Turkey)

Neolithic Times • The surplus food led to a larger population. • Not all people in a village were farmers. • Some made pottery, mats, and cloth. (Specialization) • They traded these goods for things they did not have.

Neolithic Times • People continued to create new technology. • They created better farming tools and began working with What is technology? metal, copper, and tin. Technology = Anything that makes our lives easier • They also began working with bronze. Bronze created by mixing copper and tin. Metallurgy = The technology of metals