Who were the gathers?
Women
Where did the Neolithic Period start?
The Fertile Crescent
Most common used hunting tool before the Agricultural Revolution?
spear
what was the most common companion in the nomadic period
a dog
Who where the hunters?
Men
What was commonly grown in fields?
Barley, wheat, lentils
What was most commonly traded during the Neolithic Period?
animals, functional goods, and raw materials
Name a common animal for hunting in the Nomadic period.
Bison, deer, rabbits
What did women gather?(name 3)
Acorns, beechnuts, pine nuts, wild berries, and insects
What were common livestock? (name 3)
cattle, goats, sheep, and poultry
How many people where roughly alive in the during the Nomadic Lifestyle?
1 million to 10 million
What would the Nomadic people use to hunt animals?
stone, bone, wood, bows, and sinew
What were the men called?
warriors, hunters, or herders
Stone axe, flint stickles, antler picks, and saddle querns
When did the silk road start?
130BCE
What was the most common source of food during the Neolithic period?
domesticated cereal grain
How many people would usually live together?
15 to 30
How many people are usually in Large Neolithic Centers
600 to 800
When did the Nomadic Lifestyle transition into the Neolithic Period?
12,000 years ago
What was the most common crop grown in the Neolithic Period?
Wheat (specifically emmer and einkorn) and barley