The Neolithic Era

4. A Neolithic invention, it helped to prepare the soil for the planting of crops
6. An implement used to cut grain
7. Their domestication helped to give man a permanent source of meat
9. Its discovery brought about the revolutionary changes that marked the beginning of the Neolithic Era
11. Beasts of burden in the Neolithic Era
13. It is possible that they were the first to domesticate animals and to discover the possibilities of planting crops
14. Invented in the Neolithic Era to make clothing or baskets
15. Made necessary by the challenge of storing food, it was first made in the Neolithic Era without a wheel

1. This became the standard type of settlement in the Neolithic Era
2. The surplus of food in the Neolithic Era made it possible for some people to _____ in such tasks as making tools or engaging in trade
3. A useful invention for making pottery or baking bread
5. In the Neolithic Era it became more formal and regulated, involving priests and temples
6. Their presence in Neolithic communities suggests the existence of trade
8. Its invention enabled Neolithic people to begin to farm the large river valleys, despite the lack of rain
10. Made from copper and tin, it was a less brittle and more easily shaped substance than stone for tools and weapons
12. Made of mud or clay, they were used in the construction of permanent homes