Comparing The Neolithic Revolution And Early Agricultural Societies

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1.2 The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies The Neolithic Revolution led to major changes in human life. Major climate changes resulted in the change of society from hunting and gathering to agriculture. As populations started to grow, agricultural practices provided larger amounts of various foods. To provide the large yields of crops, men were favored in labor force, and patriarchal systems were formed. Animals were domesticated and irrigation systems were created. Idk After the Neolithic Revolution, the climates of some areas in Europe, Africa, and Asia led to the continued usage of pastoral practices. In areas with climates not suitable for agriculture, pastoral nomadism continues to remain relevant. This continues through grassy lands of Afro-Eurasia. As the world continued to …show more content…

Southwest Asia had wheat and barley, while Southeast Asia had yams, peas, and rice. The western area domesticated goats and sheep and the east oxen, pigs, and chickens. Popular crops in the Americas included maize, beans, and squash, with potatoes in the southern countries. Beasts of burden were not common and humans had to rely on their own labor, but llamas and alpacas were domesticated in some areas of South Africa. Labor was facilitated in the later years of the Neolithic Revolution by the invention of the plow, bronze being used in tools and equipment, and the start of forms of writing. The plow reduced labor by clearing land and making cultivation more efficient. Bronze was a step up from stone tools and led to much improvements. Writing created not only communication but means of keeping order and records. The Neolithic Revolution brought a new breakthrough of environmental diversity with the new agricultural techniques and domestication. There were also over grazing issues due to pastoral nomadic herds, which could depleted erode fertile

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