REVOLUTION!!! The Neolithic revolution After the Ice Ages the world started to warm up.(change in CLIMATE!) New plants like wheat and barley started to grow People started to live where these plants grew The Neolithic revolution They then realized they could grow the plants This change from gathering to agriculture was called the Neolithic Revolution. Agriculture = Farming What is the Fertile Crescent? An area of rich farmland in Southwest Asia where the first civilizations began. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE OF MESOPOTAMIA? CFU: WHAT IS CLIMATE? JOT DOWN YOUR ANSWER ON YOUR NOTES AND PUT YOUR PENCIL DOWN WHEN YOU ARE DONE. Climate: The average weather over a long period of time. Got it? Give yourself a silent cheer! If not, correct your answer. Distance from the equator closer = warmer Elevation: higher = colder Closer to sea level = warmer Distance from water Near = less change Far = more change So what does that mean for MESOPOTAMIAs CLIMATE? Near equator, so warmer in general (roughly the same latitude as Phoenix) In a valley, mountains to the North (no real significant rain shadow, but low elevation) Near several seas CFU: If the rivers were heavy with sediment AS THEY Flowed THROUGH MESOPOTAMIA, at WHAT COURSE OF THE RIVER is Mesopotamia Located? The Lower Course The land there was fertile because of the sediment carried by the 2 rivers! The dirt, rocks, minerals, and nutrients the flowing river picks up as it moves through its channel! Vocabulary Neolithic (Nee-oh-lith-ik) 4 syllables new stone Age The neolithic revolution started when people began farming neo - new lithic - stone Noun Revolution (rev-oh-loo-shun) 4 syllables A big change The revolution changed the world forever Antonym no change Noun How did the Neolithic Revolution start? people stopped searching for food and started farming learned to plant seeds and grow plants learned to herd animals What was the effect IT CHANGED EVERYTHING!!!!! stopped following animals settled into villages population growth because of so much food Where did occur? good soil and lots of sun Fertile Crescent in the Middle East Human-Environment Interaction People built villages to stay (together) Communities formed in villages people shared goods so they could make everyones lives easier. How did this affect the natural landscape? Culture people staying one place Regional characteristics develop What defines an area? Religion Art Education LAW Laws and Leaders people lived together and so made rules on how to act chose leaders for their community EXIT TICKET (ON SILENT) UPDATE AGENDA: Current Event (Presentation THUR (per 8 ) or FRI (PER ) Unit 1 / Measurement LUNCH TUTORING (If necessary) Pack Up