8000 BCE
Different jobs for different people.
A sickle
Sedentary
Land that was good for farming allowed them to engage in agriculture
More food meant that the population grew, the more people there were, the more jobs that were created.
Horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, chicken
Mallaha, Mureybet, Catal Huyuk
Square and rectangular
Followed the herds for hunting and food.
Basket
The Mediterranean Sea
Neolithic people saw seeds fall and create new plants - Farming happened first, then they stayed in one place
Eastern Africa
A hoe
Big belly means that she is pregnant.
order of society from most to least important.
With high stone walls.
Rubbing Stone
Extra food leads to people trading that food for goods.
Grinder
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, as well as the southeastern fringe of Turkey and the western fringes of Iran
They wouldn't have to carry their food as far.
- Basket, weave, make tools out of metal, pottery, and war
Hunting scenes - deer, boar, and bears.
Why did Neolithic people start living near fertile lands?
What is the main sea located near the Fertile Crescent?
What was the shape of the houses in Catal Huyuk?
How does the statue of the mother goddess show fertility?
Name 3 countries that surround the Fertile Crescent.
What does 'social hierarchy' mean?
What tool was used to cut wheat?
Where did Palaeolithic people begin populating the earth?
Around what year did Neolithic people start living in permanent houses?
Name on of the cities that we looked at during the Neolithic period.
Why did the Neolithic people live near the fields where they farmed?
Why did Palaeolithic people move?
What does division of labour mean?
How were Neolithic villages protected?
How did extra food help the Neolithic people create new jobs?
For the most part, were Neolithic people nomadic or sedentary?
What is one hypothesis for why humans started farming?
What tool crushed wheat?
What tool was a platform for wheat would be crushed on?
What tool did women make to carry and store food?
What type of scenes or images decorated the walls of Catal Huyuk?
What tool was used to turn the soil?
What type of animals would Neolithic people breed?
How did more food create trade among Neolithic people?
What were some of the jobs that Neolithic people had besides farming and hunting?
