Chapter 3

If a group of hominids were alive today, what do you think they would find most amazing?

How did the human race go from throwing spears to creating destructive weapons?

How did the human race go from living in primitive shelters to luxurious homes?

How did the human race go from speaking to neighbors to speaking with someone on the other side of the world?

How did humans go from walking the earth to flying across the skies?

...And out of this world?

"How did this happen?"-some hominid

Simply put, Hominid Harriet, advances in human history began when people shifted from being hunters and gathers to farmers.

"When did this happen?"-Hominid Hayn

Stone Age

"But I was alive during the Stone Age! We didn't farm anything!?"-Confused Hominid Guy

Paleolithic Age: Old Stone Age. Hunters and Gatherers.

Neolithic Age: New Stone Age. Agriculture began.

Guiding Question: "How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic Age?"--Gender Fluid Hominid

"Uhhhhh...."
-King 6th Graders

Key Terms

Fertile Crescent: a roughly crescent-shaped area of relatively fertile land where agriculture was first invented.

Agriculture: the growing of crops and the domestication of animals.

Domesticate: to train a wild animal to be useful to humans.

Nomad: a person who does not stay in the same place for long; a wanderer

resource: a supply of materials that someone has and can use when it is needed.

Guiding Question: How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic Age?

Group Work

• (G)et along--compromise
• (R)espect the class--noise levels
• (O)ffer help--work together
• (U)se a plan
• (P)articipate--equally and actively
• (S)tay focused--self regulate

...Reading to Learn

• What in the text made you think that?
• According to the text,_____

Guiding Question: How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic Age?