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Paleolithic Age vs. Neolithic Age. Which era would you have preferred to raise a family in?. Do Now: What do you remember about……. The Paleolithic Era? The Neolithic Era?? Jot down as much information as you can . Paleolithic Era. 1.5 million 8,000 BCE - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Paleolithic Age vs. Neolithic Age
Which era would you have preferred to raise a family in?
Do Now: What do you remember about…….
The Paleolithic Era? The Neolithic Era??
Jot down as much information as you can
Paleolithic Era1.5 million 8,000 BCE
Otherwise known as the “Old Stone Age”
Change was VERY slow—life begins to change when people begin to take notice of the world around them
Cave Paintings
Hunters and Gatherers---never stayed in one place (followed herd)
Stone tools--use of rocks; teeth
• 500,000 years ago—humans developed ability to control fire
(expand diet, protection, religion, health…..)
• Spread of humans across the earth• Belief in an after-life• Spoken language
Neolithic Age (NeolithicRevolution)
Neo-- “New” Stone Age
People learn to farm
no longer have to follow herd
can stay in one place and live-establish permanent settlements (villages)
Domestication of animals--people learn to raise animals and keep them as a food source (pigs, chickens, cows)
Development of agriculture = food surpluses
Rise of the Homosapien
New tools--make farming easier
Use of bronze, plates, bowls
Causes of the Neolithic Revolution
Change in climate (rising temps = longer growing season)
Increase in population
Farming offered more of a steady source of food than hunting
Was farming a good idea?• What do you believe is the greatest
benefit of a lifestyle based on farming? • What do you believe to be the greatest
benefit from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle? Why?
• What do you believe was the biggest drawback from a farming lifestyle/hunter gatherer lifestyle? Explain.
• Which era would you have preferred to raise a family in? Why?