Later Stone Age

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/later-stone-age

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary drivers of change?Development of agriculture (plant cultivation and animal domestication) and subsequent sedentarism
2. Why did people start farming during the Later Stone Age?People began farming because it gave them a steady supply of food, which helped families grow and allowed villages to become bigger and more organized.
3. How did stone tools change in the Later Stone Age?In the Later Stone Age, people learned to grind and polish stone, making stronger tools like polished axes for cutting trees, sickles for cutting grain, and adzes for shaping wood.

Neolithic Revolution: The fundamental transformation from hunter-gatherer societies to settled agricultural communities.
Sedentarism: The practice of living in one place for extended periods, often permanently.
Food Surplus: An excess of food production beyond immediate consumption needs, enabling storage and supporting non-food-producing populations.
Social Stratification: The division of society into hierarchical layers or classes based on factors like wealth, status, or power.