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Chapter 3 Lesson 2 Part 1 - Pages 62 – 66
Neolithic Times
1. After the last Ice Age ended, Earth's temperatures rose. As the climate warmed, many nomads
moved into areas with a_____________ _______________ and _________ _________.
2. Another historical revolution then occurred. For the first time, people began staying in one
place to grow grains and vegetables. What vocabulary word is used to describe this description?
___________________________________
3. What replaced hunting and gathering?__ _________________________________ Definition:
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. At the same time farming was beginning, people were beginning to _____________ animals
to use them for the benefit of humans.
The Neolithic Age
6. On the timeline below, label the NEOLITHIC AGE and mark the time period it existed.
Paleolithic: 2. 5 million years ago
Neolithic:
years ago
Mesolithic: 15,000 years ago
7. The word ____________________ is Greek for "_________________ _________________."
8. What was this time period called? The _____________ ___________________ ___________.
9. Using the timeline above, label the MESOLITHIC AGE and mark the time period it existed.
10. What does the Mesolithic Age mean? .
Big Changes for Humankind
11. Historians call this settled ____________ during the __________________ _________ the
_____________________________________ _______________________________.
12. What does REVOLUTION mean?
13. While _______________-__________________ ate wild grains that they collected, early
____________________ saved some of the grains to
14. What did learning how to plant and grow foods do to the society in which people lived?
15. What happened to the population? ______________________________________________
16. Why did it grow?
17. What do some historians consider the most important event in human history?
Widespread Farming
18. By 8000 b.c., people in Southwest____________ began growing _______________ and
______________. They also domesticated _________, _________, _____________, and
_____________. From there, farming spread into southeastern _________________. By 4000
b.c., farming was an established
activity in Europe.
19. When we talk about the economy, what are we referring to?
In the boxes below, write the items that were farmed in that region.
Life in the Neolithic Age
20. During the Neolithic Age, people settled in villages where they built permanent __________.
21. Neolithic People settled near villages and fields to plant, grow, and harvest their crops.
However, it was VERY IMPORTANT that they settle near ____________________
____________________, especially ________________________.
Neolithic Communities
22. The biggest and earliest known Neolithic Farming Villages have been found in
23. One of the oldest communities was _____________________. This farming village grew in
an area between present-day_________________ ________ ___________________ called the
_______________ _______________. The village of Jericho was well established by about
________________________. It extended across several acres. The area _______________________-_____________ _______________________was surrounded by walls that were
several feet thick.
24. Another well-known Neolithic community was _____________________________ in
present-day ___________________________.
25. What is a shrine?
26.These shrines were decorated with images of _____________ and
_________________________.