Wednesday August 26, 2015 Bell Ringer:

Answer in your spiral. 1. What is the Neolithic

Revolution? 2. When did it happen?

3. Would you be a hunter or gatherer?

4. What do you think caused the Neolithic

Revolution? 5. How does the guy in the cartoon know its called a village when he has never

seen one before?

Crash Course World History #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9

S.P.E.C.D. Chart Neolithic vs. Paleolithic Age

Paleolithic Vs. Neolithic

Social

Political

Economics

Cultural

Demographics

Paleolithic Social • Social equality was the

norm, as everyone in the group provided for the group’s needs in the same way.

• Gender equity was common, since women’s contributions (gathering) and their ability to procreate was vital to the survival of the group.

Neolithic Social • Social classes (based on

wealth, skin color, and job status) began to emerge, creating inequalities among people.

• Women lost equal status with men; their primary role became child bearing and rearing. Increasingly confined to the home.

Paleolithic Political • No formal governments,

no law codes, and no armies necessary.

• Important decisions were made by tribal elders, since they had the most wisdom and experience.

Neolithic Political • Complex governments emerged in order to control,

regulate, and defend food supplies. • Monarchy, rule by a king was the most popular form of

government. • Governments were all patriarchal, giving power and

privilege to men. • Important decisions were made by kings and priests.

Warriors also had high political status.

Paleolithic Economic • People hunted animals

and gathered plants, fruits, and nuts for food.

• People only hunted and gathered what they could immediately eat, so no surpluses existed.

• Trade was minimal or non-existent.

Neolithic Economic • While some hunter-gatherers

remained, most people became one of the following: sedentary agriculturalists (farmers), or nomadic pastoralists (herders).

• Food surpluses allowed for the specialization of labor; artists, warriors, priests, farmers...

• Trade developed between civilizations.

Paleolithic Cultural • People created cave paintings and simple

statues of fertility goddesses. • Organized religion did not exist. • People were polytheistic and animistic.

Neolithic Cultural • The arts (painting,

sculpture, literature, poetry) and architecture (pyramids, temples, palaces) became important features of civilization.

• Organized religions with priests, holy books, rituals, and ethical codes emerged and became important aspects of life.

Paleolithic Demographic • People lived in small groups of 20-40; larger

groups could not be supported by hunting and gathering.

• People were nomadic; they followed animal migrations in order to provide food for the group.

Neolithic Demographic • Some people (eventually the majority) began

to live in villages and cities with large populations.