Neolithic

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/neolithic

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 period designation?Neolithic, or 'New Stone Age'
2. What is the key subsistence shift?Transition from nomadic foraging to settled agriculture and animal husbandry
3. What was the Neolithic Revolution?It was when people began farming and living in villages instead of moving around hunting and gathering. It started about 10,000 BCE in the Fertile Crescent.
4. Why did people start farming during the Neolithic period?Farming gave them more food, so they didn't have to travel all the time and could grow more people and build permanent homes.

Neolithic Revolution: The fundamental transformation of human societies from nomadic foraging to settled agriculture and sedentary lifestyles.
Domestication: The process by which humans selectively breed plants and animals for desirable traits, leading to their adaptation for human use.
Sedentism: The practice of living in one place for an extended period, often permanently, as opposed to a nomadic lifestyle.
Surplus Production: Generating more food or resources than is immediately needed for subsistence, allowing for storage and population growth.