Global History I: Spiconardi

Neolithic Revolution

Paleolithic Age: Old Stone Age (2.5 million to 10,000 B.C.E)

•Hunter gatherers people who hunted animals and collected plants (fruits, nuts, roots, grasses) for their food supply

• Women responsible for gather in most societies • Men responsible for hunting in most societies

•Nomads peoples who move from place to place in order to find a food source

Paleolithic Age: Old Stone Age (2.5 million to 10,000 B.C.E)

•Origins• Evidence supports the theory that the earliest people live in

East Africa • Some historians support multiregional

• During the Paleolithic period, people began to migrate to Europe and Asia and eventually North America

The Neolithic Revolution (10,000 B.C.E to 3,000 B.C.E)

•Neolithic Period The period of human culture characterized by the development of a system, in which humans learned to farm•People shifted from gatherers to farmers•Domestication of animals taming of animals

The Neolithic Revolution (10,000 B.C.E to 3,000 B.C.E)•Causes

• New stone tools, which allowed for basic agricultural needs to be met

• New climate patterns

The Neolithic Revolution (10,000 B.C.E to 3,000 B.C.E)

•Subsistence Farming the ability to produce enough food to meet the needs of your immediate family

The Neolithic Revolution (10,000 B.C.E to 3,000 B.C.E)

•Impact of the Neolithic Revolution• Steady supply of food Permanent settlemen

• Steady supply of food

Development of villages/towns/citiesPermanent

settlementsEstablishment of civilizations

Rise of governments

Live longerhealthier Increased population

The Neolithic Revolution (10,000 B.C.E to 3,000 B.C.E)

•Impact of the Neolithic Revolution• Development of social classes• Why?

• Explain why the status of women may have been hurt by the Neolithic Revolution: