Neolithic Period - Middle School World HistoryMSH - Middle 新石器时期中学世界史MSH中.ppt

Neolithic Period The Neolithic period was the latest part of the Stone Age, beginning about 10,700 years ago and ending with the beginning of the Bronze Age in about 3500 B.C.E. During the Neolithic period, settled agriculture began in the Middle East as people started to plant grain, breed and herd animals, and use agricultural tools. LESSON 2 – HOW NEOLITHIC FARMERS INCREASED THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOCUS MIDDLE SCHOOL WORLD HISTORY ? COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, NY Important Terms Scarcity: The condition that exists because human wants are greater than the capacity of available resources to satisfy those wants. The problem of scarcity faces all individuals and organizations throughout time. Standard of living: How well off people are, as measured by the quantity and quality of goods and services that they have. LESSON 2 – HOW NEOLITHIC FARMERS INCREASED THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOCUS MIDDLE SCHOOL WORLD HISTORY ? COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, NY Important Terms Consumer goods: Goods that give you direct satisfaction. Examples from the simulation: Wheat, clothes, and houses Capital goods: Human-made goods that are used to produce other goods and services and that do not get used up in the production process. Examples from the simulation: Pointed sticks, hoes, sickles, and irrigation canals LESSON 2 – HOW NEOLITHIC FARMERS INCREASED THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOCUS MIDDLE SCHOOL WORLD HISTORY ? COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, NY Important Terms Investment: The purchase of capital goods that are used to produce goods and services. LESSON 2 – HOW NEOLITHIC FARMERS INCREASED THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOCUS MIDDLE SCHOOL WORLD HISTORY ? COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION, NEW YORK, NY Your Goal in the Simulation Your goal in the simulation is to raise your standard of living by acquiring consumer goods. You want to have: 20 units of wheat 10 woolen garments 1 mud-brick house LESSON 2 – HOW NEOLITHIC FARMERS IN