Neolithic Revolution
Early societies
Activities and Social Structure
Art
Bronze and Iron ages
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What marks the start of the Neolithic period?
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What is it called when you make plates, baskets, bowls with clay?
Pottery making
100
What is the name of the military leaders who defended the population?
Chieftains
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Who did the Neolithic people worship in their art?
mother goddess and fertility
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What marked the beginning of the Bronze and Iron ages?
Humans discovered metallurgy (heating metal to high temperatures)
200
What year did the Neolithic period start?
Around 8000 BC
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Where did the people store their grain for bread?
ceramic pots
200
What is craftwork? Give an example
Objects made by hand. Ex: pottery, clothes
200
How did people honor the dead?
grave goods (objects people buried with the dead as an offering for the gods)
200
What are the three periods of the Bronze and Iron ages?
The Copper or Chalcolithic Age
The Bronze Age
The Iron Age
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300
Neolithic people abandoned their nomadic way of life and became ______. Extra +100 if you explain the definition.
Sedentary - living in one place
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Why did the population increase during this time?
More agrictulture, farming, craftwork
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What is this monument? What did they use it for?
Menhir. Used as commemorative monuments or to mark territorial boundries
300
What is the strongest metal?
Iron
400
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Where did Neolithic people build their settlements? Why?
Near rivers. Rivers had water for drinking and watering crops. The land was also more fertile
400
Who is probably responsible for the discovery of agriculture?
Women
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What is this monument called? What did they use it for?
Dolmen. Used as funeral chambers
400
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What is the name of one of the earliest Neolithic settlements?
Fertile Crescent
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What did Neolithic people build near their settlements to defend themselves and stop people from sacking?
Palisades
500
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500
What is this monument called? What did they use it for?
Cromlech. Used for sun worship
500
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