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    The Neolithic revolution, mainly defined by the development of agriculture, provided for the first time large and steady supplies of food which allowed small groups of people to grow into complex civilizations. Having an agricultural society is so important because of instead of never worrying for the future and only thinking about your food supply for that specific day, you are now thinking about the future of your food supply. Neolithic people would now gather livestock and grow crops

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    The Neolithic Revolution, Reading #1 The most important technological development ever to occur in human history was the domestication of plants (agriculture) and animals (pastoralism). Together these developments are called the Neolithic Revolution and they allowed the development of urban centers (towns and, later, cities), trade and most of the other things we consider to be components of "civilization." When and how did this most important event occur? The Neolithic Revolution occurred first

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    of these societies had changed. In “An Edible History of Humanity” the invention of agriculture led many societies to develop new settlement patterns, religious beliefs, and ideas of social stratification all based on food production during the Neolithic Revolution. As more hunter-gatherer societies started using agriculture, many of their settlement patterns had changed. Prior to agriculture, early hunter-gatherer societies depended on animals and plants they gathered in the wild in order to satisfy

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    The Neolithic Revolution started in Mesopotamia, which is located in the river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates in 12,000 to 8,000 B.C.E. due to the creation of agriculture leading certain societies to urban settlements and civilizations. Even till this day, the Neolithic Revolution is evident in our demographics with highly populated cities, social societies in our equalities and inequalities between men and women, politics such as laws, and economies dependent on trade. For example, the Code

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    Kille November 30, 2017 Neolithic Revolution The Neolithic revolution has influenced encompassing the centuries 13,000 B.C to 5000 B.C in many continents changed society from hunter-gatherer to agriculture. Along with this came change in life style, human dynamics and population. Throughout its discovery revealed down faults and successes that created our current agriculture. Discoveries such as clothing, wovel, makeup products were essential for individuals. Neolithic Revolution is one of human

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    changed the course of history for nations and people. The Paleolithic Era and Neolithic Revolution was a turning point that changed the orbit of history for mankind. In Documents 1, 2, and 4, they explain life before the Neolithic Revolution and what changed during the period and provide an analysis of results of the revolution. They introduce food supply and settlement, and civilization and trade. During the Neolithic Revolution, food was obtained by producing it. They developed the ability to farm

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    environmental changes and having to adapt to them. Adapting to new environments can cause long-term political, social, and economic effects on societies and regions. A lot of the changes regarding food production mainly happened during the Neolithic Revolution. Before the Neolithic Revolution, humans had to depend more on animals than plants as a food source. The Paleolithic men "... relied on foraging, hunting, fishing, and trapping..." They couldn't control their food supply therefore had to depend on doing

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    and stone, and paintings on the walls of caves and rock structures. There was not much structure built or agriculture done in this period as the people lived a nomadic lifestyle, migrating with the herds of animals they hunted for food. Neolithic: The Neolithic period lasted from about 9000 b.c. to about 8000 b.c. It was the last phase of the Stone Age; and encompassed the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacturing of pottery and textiles. During this period

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    nomads who followed their food source around and were hunters and gathers. Although it took many years, from 8000B.C. to 3000B.C. for humans to go from hunters and gathers to a more common day life as we now know it, the result is referred to as the Neolithic Revolution the begins of human civilization. As the people of this time began to settle down and they began to both farm the land and domesticate animals for the better of the community. Along with the development of these communities as for the

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    Hunter-gatherers during the Paleolithic period started to develop smoother stone tools and became experts in hunting, resulting in the Neolithic revolution. During this time they started to run out of food because of their growing population, and how much they were hunting. Therefore agriculture was inevitable because it was the nomad's only way to obtain and create a surplus of food for themselves. Daniel Headrick’s argument was that because of the hunter-gatherer's growing population, to survive

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