The Neolithic Era 6000 to 12000 years ago The New Stone Age The Neolithic Era During the Neolithic Era people began to settle in one place Review Questions 1 How is Neolithic culture different from Paleolithic ID: 550859
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Slide1
The New Stone Age
(The Neolithic Era)
6,000 to 12,000 years agoSlide2
The New Stone Age (The Neolithic Era)
During the
Neolithic Era
, people began to settle in one place.Slide3
Review Questions!
1. How is Neolithic culture different from Paleolithic? Slide4
People no longer needed to travel great distances to gather food.
The Development of Agriculture
Agriculture
is the raising of crops and animals.
Domesticate
-
train something to be useful to people
.
Plants
- wheat, barley, peas, and lentils.
Animals - wild goats, cattle, and sheep.Slide5
Review Questions!
1. How did the diet change for Neolithic Man?
2. Why is domestication and agriculture so important?
3. What types of plants and animals were staples of the Neolithic Era?Slide6
Man domesticated wild wheat.
Ancient charred wheat grains are shown in the picture above.
WheatSlide7
Thousands of years ago, an ear of corn did not make much of a meal. (top)
It took thousands of years of careful breeding for ears of corn to reach their present size. (bottom
)
Domesticated
CornSlide8
axe,
bottom,
used for clearing fields;
flint sickles,
left,
used for harvesting cereal crops;
flat rock and rounded stone,
center,
used for grinding flour;
perforated clay slabs,
upper right,
probably used to ventilate bread ovens
Advanced Tools8,000 years ago Slide9
People still used stone, bone, and wooden tools, but some new tools were added by using copper and bronze
.
New Stone Age (Neolithic Era) ToolsSlide10
Review Questions!
1. What major technological advancement was made concerning tools during the Neolithic period?
Why is it
an advancement?Slide11
New Stone Age Venn Diagram
Create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the Old (Paleolithic) Stone Age to the New (Neolithic) Stone Age.
Fill in at
least 3 ways
that the Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures differ
from each other and at
least 3 ways
in which they are
similar.
You are suddenly told that you are going to have to move backwards in time and are given the choice of either the Paleolithic or the Neolithic Age to move into.
You will only be allowed to bring 1 other person with you,
1 item that does not require electricity or batteries,
and 1 item of food that will continually replenish (but it can not be something that would need refrigeration or would spoil). Which Era would you choose, who and what would you bring? Why?