The Neolithic Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution is when...
People learned how to domesticate plants and animals
Usually developed by the government for the greater good of the community. Includes things like roads, bridges, and irrigation systems
Public works
When ideas, traditions, and beliefs are exchanged between two places
Cultural diffusion
The biggest difference between the Neolithic Era and the Paleolithic Era
Paleolithic-Hunters and gatherers, nomadic
Neolithic-Settled communities, farming
What is a nomad?
A person who moves from place to place in search of food
When a person excels at one job or industry, and not everyone is doing the same thing
Job specialization
The physical features of the land
BONUS 100: Provide 3 examples
Geography
BONUS: Mountains, rivers, oceans, canyons, deserts, plains
Which social structure was most common during Paleolithic Age
Small groups/tribes
the Neolithic Revolution led to a _______________ in food
Surplus
Developed to keep order of the people, create laws, and organize society
Complex government
Having more than you need, or extra
Surplus
The Old Stone Age is also called the...
Paleolithic Era
Civilizations started to develop around these
Rivers
Developed because of personal property, based on job or amount of wealth
Social classes
Tools and skills people used to meet basic needs
Technology
This term is defined as a time or an event in which a significant and lasting change occurs
A turning point
What was the economy called before the Neolithic Revolution?
What was it called after the Neolithic Revolution?
BONUS 100: Describe what each was like
A barter economy
A traditional economy
BONUS: A barter economy is based on the trading of goods with no money, and a traditional economy is based on farming
Complete the acronym:
G: ______________
R:______________
A:______________
P:______________
E:______________
S:______________
Government
Religion
Achievements
Politics
Economy
Social system
Explains where an event happened and why it happened there
Geographic context
A scientist who studies history by digging up artifacts
An archaeologist