The Neolithic Age
Watch video clip and take notes about details of Otzi’s life.
Otzi the Iceman
Read Otzi’s biography on p. 12 (Journey Across Time)
Imagine you are Otzi and you are able to write a letter home to your family. Write a letter including the following:
-Why are you away from home?- What is your life like?-What are you bringing with you on your
travels?
Otzi the Iceman
View: BrainPop Agricultural Revolution
What were the benefits of the Agricultural Revolution?
The Neolithic Age, or New Stone Age began about 8000 B.C. and lasted until about 4000 B.C.
People began to domesticate, or tame animals and plants for human use.
The Agricultural Revolution began during the Neolithic Age.
People in different parts of the world discovered how to grow crops at about the same time.
People who farmed could settle in one place.
Greater securitySteady food suppliesBigger population to produce a bigger crop
Trade extra food (surplus) Specialization- different kinds of jobs (ex. making pottery, weave cloth, etc.)
Better tools
Benefits of a Settled Life:
Is farming today the same as it was during the Neolithic Age? Explain.
View: Food, Agriculture, and the Economy
Applying New Agricultural Techniques…
Read p. 13-15 (Journey Across Time)Complete Notes worksheet
Slash and Burn: used to clear the land out for more farmland and burn the land for more fertile soil.
Neolithic Guided Notes:
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QUEST Strategy:
Humans migrated constantly during the Paleolithic age. What was the cause of this mass migration?A. tribal warsB. language developmentC. animal migrationD. religious practice
Why is farming better for human society than hunting and gathering?A. Lack of foodB. more dependable for food C. more natural resourcesD. dependence of physical features
If you were a Neolithic farmer, what would be the most important physical feature to settle by?A. mountainsB. animalsC. desertsD. river
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