neolithic revolution guided notes - mrcaseyhistory revolution ... breeding of plants and animals to...
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Neolithic Revolution Neolithic Revolution: The Basics
• ______________________Revolution:Transitionofhumanpopulationsfromnomadichuntingandgatheringtosedentary(__________________)agriculturestartingaround8,300BCE
• Agriculturewasmadepossiblethroughtheprocessof______________________________=selectivebreedingofplantsandanimalstomakethemmoreusefulforhumans
• Itdidnothappenovernight,itdidnothappentoallpeopleatonetime,anditprobablydidnothappenbychoice.Overthousandsofyears,agriculturespreadtodifferenthumanpopulations.
Why did it happen?
• ___________________oftenteachthatfarmingstartedwhensomepeopleonedayfiguredoutthatplantsgrowwhenyouplantseeds,andthensuddenlypeopledecidedtofarm
• Thisisa____________________________viewthatinsultstheintelligenceofearlyhumans,astheyknewtheenvironmentwellandknewhowplantsgrew.So__________didtheywaittostartfarming?
Paleolithic Age
• DuringthePaleolithicAge(OldStoneAge),humanslivedinsmallbandsas____________________________________________________________________,travelingfromplacetoplacetofollowherdsofwildanimalsandcollectwildplants
• Duringthisperiod,theworldexperiencedseveralglacialcyclesaspartofthe______________,withglacialicesheetsattimesextendingfromthepolesoverthenorthernregionsofNorthAmericaandEurasia
• Thislimitedhumanhabitationandmadeweather________________________The Natufians
• AttheendofthelastIceAge,around____________________BCE,theworldbeganto____________,glaciersshrank,andSouthwestAsia(MiddleEast)becamewarmerand________________
• TheNatufians,hunter-gatherersinthe___________________,ontheMediterraneancoast,livednear– grasslandsfullofgazellesandwildedible____________________grasses(grains)– oakandpistachioforests– theMediterraneanSeafulloffish
• Resourceswereso________________________thattheystoppedbeingnomadicandbecame______________________(settledinoneplace)simplybecausetheycould,buttheywerestillhuntingandgathering
• Reliablefoodsourceandsedentarylifeallowedmassive_______________________growthforNatufiansYounger Dryas Event
• BUTTHEN,around_______________BCE(atleastaccordingtoonetheory)allthewayinCanada,meltingglacierscausedan______________________offreshwaterintotheAtlantic,disruptingtheocean__________________________thatbroughtwarmwatertowardEurope
• ThiscausedthewarmingofEarth’sclimateto_______________________(Younger_____________Event),withtheplanetcoolingdownagainforabout1000years,bringingicebacktoEurope,andcreatingdryconditionsin_______________________Asia
• Forestsshrank,lessgrassgrew,andanimalswerefewerinnumber.Itwasbecomingmoredifficultforanythingtosurvive.
Neolithic Age of Domestication
• Whilesomepeoplereturnedtonomadiclife,manyofthe_________________________choseinsteadtostaysedentaryandtrytosurviveby“lendingnaturea_________________”
• Theclimatestartedtoimproveagainaround10,000BCE,andby8300BCE,theyhadbeguntakingcareofwild_____________________,watering,fertilizing,andeventuallyplantingtogetmoretogrow
• By7500BCEcommunitiesinWestern____________begantodothesamewithanimalslikegoatsandsheep,caringfor_________________,helpingthemgetwaterandfood,helpingthembreed
• Pickedtheplants/animalswithbestqualitiesto_______________________,likeobedientgoatsandstrongerwheatthatwouldnotdropitsseedsnaturally
• ThisprocessiscalledDomestication=_________________________________________ofplantsandanimalstomakethemmoreusefulforhumans
• Examples• Teosintegrasswasdomesticatedbyselectingforlargekernelsuntilitbecamecorn(maize)• Dogsweredomesticatedbyselectingthefriendliestandmostobedientwolvestobreed
Global Revolution
• Agriculturedevelopedindependentlyinmanyplacesaroundtheworld,andcontinuedtospread
Area DomesticatedPlants DomesticatedAnimalsMiddleEast sheep,goats,cattle,pigsMesoamerica maize,beans,squash dogSouthAmerica llama,alpaca,guineapigNorthAmerica amaranth dog
China millet,rice cattle,pigsAfrica sorghum
• EarlyfarmerswereSTILLHunter-Gatherers,andtheyusedfarmingfirstasasupplement• However,theneedtoremainnear______________and__________________________leadtosettled
communitiesthatwouldevolveintothefirstcitiesandcivilizations