Mr. McEntarfer * HSLPS
Aim: How did the Neolithic Revolution change society?
Do Now: What do you know about cavemen? Jot down
up to three bullet points under the title “cavemen”.
The Paleolithic Age
Paleolithic – Old Stone Age
• Paleolithic people lived in small hunting and
gathering groups of about 20 to 30 people.
Everyone contributed to feeding the group. Men
hunted, while women and children hunted and
gathered.
Nomads
• Paleolithic people were nomads, they moved from
place to place following game animals and ripening
fruit.
Cave Paintings
The Last Ice Age
• The last Ice Age ended about 12,000 B.C.
The weather became warmer and as the
ice glaciers receded (melted) it fed new
rivers throughout the northern hemisphere.
• The end of the Ice Age caused the ideal
warm weather and water sources for
farming.
Ice Age
Ends 12,000 B.C.
The Neolithic
Revolution
• Neolithic – New Stone Age
• About 10,000 B.C. nomadic women
realized how to farm from scattering seeds
and discovering plant growth. They
discovered farming or agriculture. By
producing their own food they could stay in
one place.
Effects of Neolithic
Revolution
• Farming and the domestication (taming) of animals
• Farmers settled into permanent villages instead of
moving around
• Food surpluses (extra food) created population
explosions
• Settlements and villages began to develop for the first
time.
• Specialized jobs developed, since farming took fewer
people and new settlements needed warriors, leaders,
businessmen, construction workers...
What’s Happening Before the
Neolithic Revolution?
What Change Took Place?
What Change took Place?
What Change is taking place?
The Neolithic Revolution
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Before
People were nomadic
People gathered plants
People hunted animals
Food shortages
People lived in small bands
People were either hunters
or gatherers
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After
People settled down in one
place
People grew vegetables
(farmed)
People domesticated
(tamed) animals
Food surpluses (extra)
Large populations lived in
villages
People farmed and had
many specialized jobs.
Activity – Neolithic Advertisement
• Answer Questions on Cartoon Document
1. What hardships do
the nomads face in
the cartoon?
1. Why is the Neolithic
way a better way of
life?
• Create a advertisement for the Neolithic
Revolution in which you try to convince the
nomads to go the Neolithic Way.
– Be original from the ad we did together in class
– Use color and detail
– Make sure your ad addresses the change in
lifestyle that happened during the Neolithic
Revolution.
Assessment
• How did people live and get food during the
Paleolithic Age?
• How did the end of the last Ice Age cause the
Neolithic Revolution?
• What is a food surplus?
• How did the Neolithic Revolution change the
way people…
– Got their food
– Lived
– Worked
How did things change after