Thursday August 27, 2015 Bell Ringer: Answer in your spiral.

1. What is the Neolithic Revolution? 2. What caused the Neolithic Revolution? 3. What was one social change from the

Paleolithic to Neolithic Age? 4. What was the demographic change from the

Paleolithic to Neolithic Age?

Categorizing the Effects of the Neolithic Revolution Directions: For each effect of the Neolithic Revolution, write the letter S, P, E, or C to indicate whether the change was Social, Political, Economic, or Cultural.

1. While some hunter-gatherers remained, most people became one of the following: sedentary agriculturalists or nomadic pastoralists.

2. 3. Food surpluses allowed for the specialization of labor; artists, warriors, priests, farmers...

4. 5. Governments were all patriarchal, giving power and privilege to men.

6.

7. Trade developed between civilizations.

8. 9. Women lost equal status with men; their primary role became child bearing and rearing. They were increasingly confined to the home.

King Priests and

Warriors Farmers and

Artisans

Categorizing the Effects of the Neolithic Revolution 1. E= ECONOMIC While some hunter-gatherers remained, most people became one of the following: sedentary agriculturalists or nomadic pastoralists.

2. P= POLITICAL 3. E= ECONOMIC Food surpluses allowed for the specialization of labor; artists, warriors, priests, farmers...

4. S= SOCIAL 5. P= POLITICAL OR S=SOCIAL Governments were all patriarchal, giving power and privilege to men.

6. C=CULTURAL

7. E= ECONOMIC Trade developed between civilizations.

8. C= CULTURAL 9. S= SOCIAL Women lost equal status with men; their primary role became child bearing and rearing. They were increasingly confined to the home.

King Priests and

Warriors Farmers and

Artisans

Can you guess what state this is?

Why does it look this Way?

Neolithic- New stone age. From 8000 B.C Neolithic revolution- the change from hunting

and gathering to agriculture Agriculture- growing food on a regular basis Domestication- adapting animals for human use such as cows, goats, sheep, and camels. What geographic factors make it possible for

people to grow crops? A Stable Water supply

fertile soil Good Climate

Therefore… Where were ancient people able to find those things…?

* In fertile river valleys

What other changes were connected to the

Neolithic revolution? 1) Metals like bronze were used for tools

2) People formed larger settlements 3) Larger settlements developed governments

usually led by monarchs 4) religion became more advanced

5) Social classes developed-IOW Upper, Middle, and Lower

6) art and writing developed

•In other words… Civilization A civilization is a culture that:

* has built cities * has a complex government structure

for example—taxes and laws * organized religion--priests

* social classes and division of labor * uses some form of writing

* Art and architecture

How do these tools differ from those in the old stone age?

Did Artisans make these?

Early Civilizations Problem Solving The Problem:

You are a farmer. You live in a dry area that does not receive an adequate amount of rainfall to water your

crops. You must irrigate your crops from the river near your field. The water level in the river is approximately

three feet below the bank of the river. The Solution:

Design a contraption that will carry water from the river three feet higher to your fields.

Resources at your disposal: Wood, clay, rope, stone, 4 sons

Real Solutions in River Valley Civilizations:

MESOPOTAMIA The Saqiya

Real Solutions in River Valley Civilizations:

EGYPT The Shaduf

Real Solutions in River Valley Civilizations:

INDIA The Noria

Real Solutions in River Valley Civilizations:

CHINA The Square-Pallet Chain Pump