3.2Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age)…• 2 million y.a. – 8000 BCE• Hunter-gatherers• Always looking for food• Used caves for shelterNeolithic Age (New Stone Age)…• 8000 BCE – 3000 BCE• Grew their own food = Agriculture• Built permanents shelters• Settled down in one placeNeolithic settlements: • Fertile Crescent - east of the Mediterranean Sea. Land was fertile.

3.3 Stable Food SupplyIn Paleolithic times, the food supply was…

hunted animals and gathered plants found in the wild.

In the Neolithic Age…We domesticated animals like sheep, goats, cattle, and mules.

Important?

Learning to farm gave us a stable food supply

3.4 Making Permanent ShelterPaleolithic times…was temporary, in caves or

rough tent-like structures

2 facts in Neolithic Age:• Made houses of mud mixed with stones and

branches• Had several rooms. Food stored under

floor. Cooking pit in floor.Important?• Protect from weather and animals• Life more comfortable• New ways of cooking• Allowed for larger communities

3.5 Establishing Communities

Paleolithic times…20-60 people who wandered in search of food

2 facts in Neolithic Age:• Larger communities• Allowed us to do different jobs• Allowed us to work together to do a task fasterImportant?• Invent new ways to make life safer and more

comfortable• Easier to defend ourselves• More time and energy for other activities

3.6 Developing New JobsPaleolithic times…finding food for survival

2 facts in Neolithic Age:• Farmers grow a surplus (more than they need)• Weaving, basket making, toolmaking, trading• Got better at jobs because we focused on one thing

(specialized skills)Important?• One job gave chance to find better ways of doing

things• Gave us more variety in our community (decorative,

trade items)

3.7 Beginning to Trade

Paleolithic times…people used only the resources found nearby

2 facts in Neolithic Age:• Traded to get resources not found in our area• Traders traveled hundreds of miles: walking,

riding donkeys, sailing on ships

Important?• Allowed us to use more resources• See how others live, spread knowledge, and ideas