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People of the Old Stone Age nomads going place to place searching for food

1. How did hunter gathers use technology to improve their chances of survival?

Used stone, bone, wood to make tools to hunt, fish, farm

2. What type of art did Paleolithic people create?

Necklaces, beads, carved sculptures, cave paintings

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About 10,000 years ago, an agricultural revolution began

3. What factors led to the agricultural revolution?

Found out that scattered seeds grew crops, rising temperatures, many grains, population grows

4. How did farming develop and spread worldwide?

Worldwide spread from agriculture regions to other places

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Farming led to a settled way of life

5. What were some of the cultural achievements of Neolithic villagers?

Obsidian mirrors, jewelry, knives, color wall paintings, religious shrines

6. What problems did early villagers face?

Natural disasters, disease, looting