U1 Lesson 3 Flashcards
(14 cards)
Name the change that began the Neolithic Age about 8000 B.C.E
Farming
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food.
By hunting and gathering
The Fertile Crescent was the site of many early settlements because the — — — blank was good for crops.
Soil
The greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals was they had a - - - - .
Stable Food supply
Animals that were domesticated for meat and milk were
Sheep/Goats/Cattle
Archaeologist have found houses in witch the doorways were built high up on the walls The most likely reason for this is people wanted to be safe from
Animals and enemies
Archaeologists have found decorated pottery this suggest they Neolithic peoples had a sense of
Beauty
Communities allowed the Neolithic people to organize themselves to work
Efficient
The - - - - - - of jobs led to better ways of doing things
Speciation
Why did Paleolithic people live in temporary shelters
Because they were nomads they were always traveling from place to place
How did the Neolithic people trade with other communities
Walking on foot / Riding donkeys / Sailing on ships
Permanent shelters allowed them to ————— and ————— food
Cook and share
Trade allowed contact with other people witch spread —— and —— through the world
Ideas and knowledge
Why did Neolithic people trade?
To get resources they lacked
