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Neolithic Village Life

In Neolithic times, people began to live in one place all year. They grew grain, kept animals, made clay pots, and used polished stone tools.

In the picture

  1. Clay bowls and jars: containers shaped from clay and dried or fired.
  2. Polished stone axe: a stone blade tied to a wooden handle for chopping wood.
  3. Wheat plants: grain crops grown in a small field.
  4. Goat: a farm animal kept in a wooden pen.

Examples

  • A farmer planting wheat in a field.
  • A potter shaping a bowl from clay.

Quiz: Neolithic Village Life (Age 8)

  1. What big change happened in the Neolithic way of life?

    • People began to live in one place all year.
    • People built villages only for winter and left in summer.
    • People moved from place to place to follow wild animals.
  2. How did Neolithic people get their food?

    • They hunted wild animals and gathered wild plants.
    • They traded food from faraway villages.
    • They grew grain and kept animals.
  3. What did Neolithic people make for daily work?

    • Pottery and polished stone tools.
    • Glass jars and metal plows.
    • Baskets and iron swords.

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History, Age 8