Chapter 3 Lesson 2 (Neolithic Age)

The work "Neolithic" means

"new stone" in Greek. That is why this time period is often called the New Stone Age

Catalhuyak

Neolithic community located in present day Turkey

Mild climate / Fertile land

Where many nomads moved after the ice age

Neolithic age

began about 8000 B.C. and lasted until about 4000 B.C. (4000 years)

Main source of food

came from farming INSTEAD of hunting and gathering

Craftspeople

discovered that mixing copper and tin formed bronze. Bronze was stronger than copper

Neolithic people located villages near....

fields, water sources, (especially rivers)

Systematic agriculture

growing food on a regular basis to produce a constant food supply

People in southwest Asia began....

growing wheat and barley and domesticated pigs, cows, goats, and sheep.

Things workers did...

heated rocks and discovered melted copper ; experimented with making the copper into tools and weapons.

Shrines

holy places decorated with images of gods and goddesses

Jericho

one of the OLDEST communities

Specialization

people took up specific jobs as their talents allowed. Such as artisians, or skilled workers

Neolithic people settled in villages where they built..

permenant homes

Abundant amounts of food.......

required fewer people in the fields. People started economic activities

Shrines and statues

show that the role of the religion was growing in the lives of Neolithic people

Domestication

taming of animals for human use

West Bank

the oldest community between Israel and Jordan

The agricultural revolution allowed...

the population to grow at as faster rate. Nomads gave up their way of life and began living in settled communities

Farming spread...

to southeastern EUROPE

Monarchy

type of government led by a king or queen

Agricultural revolution

what historians call the settled farming during the Neolithic Age. People could now produce a constant food supply

Southwest Asia

where the biggest and earliest known Neolithic communities were located