new stone age
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NewStone Age
New Stone Age• People grow their own food
• People were no longer nomads
• Still needed stone tools
Farming• Farming began 11,000 years ago in
Southwest Asia
• Women were farmers and men were hunters
• Farming is more difficult than hunting and gathering but it provided a steady supply of food year round
• Allowed people to settle into places
Farming• Needed fertile soil,
water, and sunlight– Fertile – soil
contained substances that plants need to grow
– Irrigation – digging ditches/canals to move water from river to crops
– Surplus – more than they need/extra (stored for winter)
Results of Farming• Population growth
– More food = bigger families
• Civilizations
• Trade– Traded crops for
other needs– 3500 BC – Wheel
and Axle invented
Civilization• Lived in groups → villages → towns
• Started out as farming settlements
• Development of trade caused need for government and laws– More organized societies developed
Civilization• First civilizations developed around 4 great
river valleys– Water and fertile soil
• Cities– Larger than farming settlement– Had large public buildings
• Store surplus food• Worship gods• Marketplace
– Variety of jobs
Australian Aboriginal Dot Art
• Paintings created by the Australian Aborigines
• Elder clan members would share tribal knowledge with younger clan members through the process of painting
• The various symbols were interpreted and explained as lessons in the clan’s history, its creation story, and the location of sacred sites