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Neolithic Revolution Key Concepts

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Key Concept 1.2. The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies

II. Agriculture and pastoralism began to transform human societies.
B. Technological innovations led to improvements in agricultural production, trade, and transportation. Pottery improved agricultural production because it gave a way to store a surplus of food. As agriculture continued to develop, pots were used to store foods and wines. For example, in China the pots were used for storage and for religious purposes referring to afterlife.
Plows were a very useful tool in early agriculture. They turned the soil which led to less work done by the workers to prepare for planting. The plow was very beneficial because it led to a surplus of agriculture …show more content…

It provided tools for other jobs such as farming and weapons. Bronze was a major breakthrough for metallurgy because it allowed for the creation of useful weapons and developed agriculture.
The wheel was invented by people in Mesopotamia , which later allowed for the transport of goods and trades. The Hitties also later developed a chariot which was a wheeled vehicle used for transportation and for fighting battles.

Key Concept 1.3. The Development and Interactions of Early Agricultural, Pastoral, and Urban Societies

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C. Pastoralists were often the developers and disseminators of new weapons and modes of transportation that transformed warfare in agrarian civilizations.
Pastoralists were the developers of compound bows and iron weapons which transformed the warfare society. The iron weapons were very strong and were easy to mass produce. The compound bows were an advance over simple bows and allowed to set a target with more accuracy and force.

Pastoralists also developed horse back riding and chariots . Chariots allowed for a mass amount of goods to be transported without much of a hassle . Also horseback riding allowed for goods to be transported as well.

III. Culture played a significant role in unifying states through laws, language, literature, religion, myths, and monumental

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