Sedentarization

Powerpoint sources: http://schools.nycenet.edu and My History Log

1. Paleolithic

2. Neolithic

3. Sedentarization

4. Nomadic

5. Social Hierarchy

6. Bartering

7. Sedentary

8. Skilled Trade 

9. Land Development

10. Hunting & Gathering 

11. Surplus Production

12. Society 

13. Division of Labor

14. Domestication

15. Irrigation

16. Dissemination

ACCORDING TO THE MAP, WHERE DID EARLY HUMANS ORIGINATE?

AFRICA

LOUIS & MARY LEAKEY (1903-1972) - Kenyan archaeologists who began looking for early human remains in East Africa. They found many tools, bones & other artifacts.

DONALD JOHANSON - (1974) archaeologist who found “Lucy”, a part of an early human skeleton in Ethiopia

WHAT ARE THESE IMAGES & WHAT DO THEY TELL US ABOUT EARLY HUMANS?

Flint tools

Pictograph: Painting on a surface like a cave

wall.

Petroglyph:Design carved into rock or other surface.

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Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) 2 million B.C. - 10,000 B.C.

1. Hunting & gathering societies

2. Nomads- people who travel from place to place in constant search of food and water

3. People traveled in small groups

4. Simple tools/weapons made of stone, bone & wood

5. Use of clothes & fire

6. Cave paintings found of animals

PrehistoryPrehistory

I.I. Paleolithic Age – Old Stone AgePaleolithic Age – Old Stone Age (Est. 2 mil BC-9000 BC) (Est. 2 mil BC-9000 BC)1.1. Hunters & GatherersHunters & Gatherers

A.A. Nomad: Moving from place to place in search for food and Nomad: Moving from place to place in search for food and water.water.

B.B. Men Men hunted & fished. hunted & fished.C.C. Women Women gathered fruits, nuts, etc. gathered fruits, nuts, etc.

2. Way of LifeA. Cave paintingsB. Stone tools & potteryC. Domesticated dogs

II.II. Neolithic Age – New Stone AgeNeolithic Age – New Stone Age (9000 BC – 3000 BC) (9000 BC – 3000 BC)1.1. Farming Farming Neolithic Revolution Neolithic Revolution

A.A. People could remain in one place.People could remain in one place.B.B. Herding of animals – goats, sheep & cattle.Herding of animals – goats, sheep & cattle.

2. Community – A. Council of Elders/Chief – made important decisions.B. Warrior classC. Kept possessions.

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YELLOW STAR = PALEOLITHIC ERA (OLD STONE AGE)

PURPLE STAR = NEOLITHIC ERA (NEW STONE ERA)

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made simple tools and weapons out of stone, bone, or wood;

developed a spoken language;

invented clothing;

used caves and rocky overhangs for shelter;

learned to build fires for warmth and cooking.

During the Old Stone Age, people lived as nomads, in small hunting and food gathering groups. These people:

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The change from nomadic to farming life led to changes in the way people lived and to the emergence of civilizations.

PEOPLE BEFORE PEOPLE AFTER

- Learned to farm and were able to produce their own food.

- Settled into permanent villages.

- Learned to domesticate, or tame, animals.

- Relied on hunting and gathering.

- Nomads lived in small hunting and food-gathering groups (20-30 people)

- Waited for migrating animals to return each year.

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Complete the Venn Diagram

Remains of a Neolithic town9,000 years ago, one of the world's largest

settlements.

Çatal Hüyük, Southern Anatolia, Turkey - Neolithic, from 6500 up to 5700 years BCE