 Watch video clip and take notes about details of Otzi’s life.

 Read Otzi’s biography on p. 12 (Journey Across Time)  Imagine you are Otzi and you are able to write a letter home to your family. Write a letter including the following: -Why are you away from home?

- What is your life like?

-What are you bringing with you on your travels?

 View: BrainPop Agricultural Revolution What were the benefits of the Agricultural Revolution?

 The Neolithic Age , or New Stone Age began about 8000 B.C. and lasted until about 4000 B.C.

 People began to domesticate, or tame animals and plants for human use.

 The Agricultural Revolution began during the Neolithic Age.

 People in different parts of the world discovered how to grow crops at about the same time.

 People who farmed could settle in one place.

 Greater security  Steady food supplies  Bigger population to produce a bigger crop  Trade extra food (surplus)  Specialization- different kinds of jobs (ex. making pottery, weave cloth, etc.)  Better tools

Is farming today the same as it was during the Neolithic Age? Explain.

 View: Food, Agriculture, and the Economy  Applying New Agricultural Techniques…

 Read p. 13-15 (Journey Across Time)  Complete Notes worksheet  Slash and Burn: used to clear the land out for more farmland and burn the land for more fertile soil.

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Read the Question

 Underline key words  Eliminate answers  Select correct answer  Tell why it is correct

Humans migrated constantly during the Paleolithic age. What was the cause of this mass migration?

 A. tribal wars  B. language development  C. animal migration  D. religious practice

Why is farming better for human society than hunting and gathering?

 A. Lack of food  B. more dependable for food  C. more natural resources  D. dependence of physical features

If you were a Neolithic farmer, what would be the most important physical feature to settle by?

 A. mountains  B. animals  C. deserts  D. river

 Read “Life in the Stone Ages” Article  Complete Venn Diagram