1. Is it really 2012???
 4710 in China, the year of the Dragon
 Hebrew Year 5772
 January 1st 2012 = 1433 in Islam

2. Compare…
Hunter-Gatherers Settled Farmers

3. Vocabulary
 Periodization-how we divide a subject into historical
eras for purposes of analysis and study.
 BC/AD or BCE/CE- Before Christ/Anno Domini or
Before Common Era/Common Era
 Neolithic Revolution-major change to human life
caused by the development of farming (from hunter-
gatherer to agrarian-farmers)
 Domestication-the taming of animals (horses, dogs,
goats, pigs, etc.)
 Irrigation-bringing water to fields using man-made
canals

4. Was Farming a Good Idea???
 Read the Handout- “Was Farming a Good Idea”
 Make TWO T-Charts
 Label one Advantages/Disadvantages of
Hunting/Gathering
 Label the other Advantages/Disadvantages of
Farming
 Fill them in as you read and then we will discuss as a
class.

5. Neolithic Revolution
Causes Impact
 Permanent settlements
 Hunting-Gathering and eventually the first
bands scattered seeds cities
near campsites
 Positive Effects:
 Climate Change-rising
development of culture
temps led to longer
growing seasons and (art, religion),
more dry land specialization of labor,
irrigation systems
 Growing populations led
to discovery of new food  Negative Effects: Close
sources-steady supply proximity leads to disease,
competition for land,
environmental impact.

6. Use Your Words…
 Use the following words to explain the cause and effect
relationship in the development of permanent
settlements: Here is the CHALLENGE-Try to make it
ONE sentence!!!
 Tools
 Settlement
 Hunters
 Gatherers
 Food
 Domestication of animals
 Agriculture