A Turning Point?

THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION

(AGRICULTURAL REV)

What was a time period in your life where something happened and as a result, nothing has ever been the same again?

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Define: Turning Point:

A time at which a decisive change in a situation occurs, esp. one with beneficial results.

TURNING POINT

W I T H J U ST A Q U I C K SH AV E AN D A SU I T A C R O - M AG N ON WO UL D LOO K J U ST L I K E YOU!

HUNTERS/GATHERERS

Advantages VS. Disadvantages of being nomadic Hunter/Gatherers???

Women, who gathered wild berries, began to notice that the seeds they had scattered in previous years were turning into crops……ushering in the NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION!

YOU CAN THANK WOMEN FOR THAT…

Define: Neolithic Revolution

The shift from food gathering to food producing.

NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION

Hunters began domesticating animals to create a larger food source as well as create a work force.

Horses, sheep, goats, dogs

DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS

Should the Neolithic Revolution be considered a turning point?

Why/Why not?

TURNING POINT?!

Changes in environmentLonger growing season Decrease in wild game Rise in population

WHY DID THIS HAPPEN THEN?!

Slash and Burn Farming – Farmers would cut and burn trees to clear a field, use the ash as fertilizer, and then plant for a few years before moving on to a new piece of land.

METHODS OF FARMING

AfricaChinaMexicoPeru ALL EXPERIENCED THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION!

RISE OF CIVILIZATIONS

THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION LEAD TO EVENTUAL RISE OF

CIVILIZATION