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New Stone Age SS/Period: _________

Lesson Questions:

• How did farming change the way of life of the NSA people?

• What new advancements did people of the NSA make?

1. Using the timeline above as a reference, approximately how long did the Old Stone Age last? ________________

2. How long did the New Stone Age last? ________________

Background Information: The birth of farming marked the end of the Old Stone Age and marked the beginning of the New Stone Age. Instead of spending their time hunting and gathering, people began to settle in one place. Since they did not have to move so often, people could build more permanent shelters.

1. What may have contributed to the birth of farming for NSA people?

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2. What may have been some benefits of farming for NSA people?

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Like the Old Stone Age, the people of the New Stone Age used stone for tools. If people were still using mostly stone for tools, why do we bother separating these two time periods? The New Stone Age was a time when the Earth's climate was warmer than the climate in the Old Stone Age. No one knows for sure why the Earth warmed; around 12,000 years ago, the Earth ended its last great ice age. As the Earth warmed, the population of people and animals increased. A temperate climate meant that animals and people could stay in one place. Some people decided to give up their nomadic lifestyle and settle down. Homes became permanent. In New Stone Age villages and cities, people living close together had to cooperate; they most likely created rules to live by to get along with each other. This led to civilization, which actually means "to live in a city."

People learned to grow their own crops, rather than search for wild berries and grains. Because they stayed in one place, many people could harvest their crops and play for the next growing season. The raising of crops and animals is called agriculture. Farmers in New Stone Age times produced a surplus of food that they could share with other people in their community. This surplus of food meant that not everyone had to farm. People in the New Stone Age began to specialize in skills other than farming. Some made tools and homes, while others created jewelry and artwork. This created social divisions, which are groups of people who do a certain type of work.

The people of the New Stone Age also learned how to train animals to be useful to humans. The training of crops and animals is called domestication. No one is sure which animal was the first to be domesticated by humans. At one time, all animals were wild. Experts think that the dog could have been the first domesticated animal.

How do you think the domesticated dog was useful to Stone Age people?

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- domestication

Advancements of the New Stone Age

Directions – Write down 3 facts for each subheading in your text (pgs. 18-22).

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|Text Subheading |Notes |

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|The Stone Age |OSA – tools dull and uneven, used stone, wood, horns, antlers |

|(the use of stone and discovery of |NSA - More advanced/sharper tools and weapons |

|metal) |NSA ended with the discovery of metals/metalworking |

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|Early Farming |cultivated (raised) crops such as grains |

| |plants used for food, rope, nets, etc. |

| |created a surplus for trade |

| |population grew |

| |less hunting/gathering, more farming/herding |

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|Domestic Animals |Glaciers retreated/people began to tame wild animals for: |

| |- steady supply of meat, skins/wool, milk, etc. |

| |- carrying heavy loads |

| |- hunting smaller animals |

| |- plow fields and stomp seeds |

| |- transportation |

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|More Useful Creatures |Horses used for meat, skin, transportation |

| |Donkeys and camels also provided transportation |

| |Honeybees provided honey and wax, silkworms – silk cloth |

| |permanent shelters |

|Village Life |development of villages |

| |cooperation to meet basic needs led to specialization of skills and social divisions |

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Do Now: Use the timeline and the background information to answer the questions on this page.

- birth of farming

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