Neolithic Revolution Research Paper

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The Neolithic revolution is the domestications of plants animals by people with that used stone-based technologies, and it began 10,000 years ago. What made this period revolutionary was the transition from an economy based on hunting, fishing, and gathering, to food production. The switch to food productions was not quick; it took many years, it grew directly from the Mesolithic. During the Mesolithic, the warmer climates replaced the barren tundra with forest. This caused many herd animals that which Northern Paleolithic people depended on for clothing, food, and shelter to disappear from many areas. Some animals such as the musk ox and the caribou went to colder climates. The mammoths died out completely. Without the massive wild herds, hunting became …show more content…

They created new technologies to improve farming. The problem with hunting was that it does not always work, sometimes they won't be able to catch anything, and they will deplete most of their energy. The anthropologist in Europe, Asia, and Africa call this period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic the Mesolithic. The Upper Paleolithic period was known for its art. The Upper Paleolithic differed from the Neolithic revolution because they focused more on hunting, fishing, and gathering. Their rough stone tools were mainly used for hunting animals instead of farming. The people of the Neolithic revolution were sedentary whereas the Upper Paleolithic people were known to travel across icy arctic regions and open waters to reach places never inhabited before. They were nomads who were always on the move. An increase in agriculture and domestication leads to higher yields, which allows more people to be feed. Farmers population compared to hunters and gatherers is

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