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Neolithic Period (
10,200
BC to 4500 BC and
2000
BC)
First
Agricultural
Revolution
New
Stone
Age
The wide-scale transition from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of
agriculture
and
settlement.
The Neolithic was a period in the development of
human
technology
Neolithic Society
During the Neolithic age, people lived in
small
tribes
composed of families.
The domestication of large animals resulted in a dramatic increase in
social
inequality.
Headed by a charismatic
leader
of tribal groups.
The growth of agriculture made
permanent
houses possible.
Mud
brick
houses and
stilt-houses
settlements were also common.
Neolithic Society
The clothing of the Neolithic humans were made of
animal
skins.
Reliance upon the foods produced from
cultivated
lands.
Encouraged the
growth
of
settlements.
Production of
surplus
crop yields
Surpluses could be
stored
and
traded.
Agricultural life afforded
securities.
Sedentary
farming
populations grew faster than nomadic
Neolithic Technology
An array of Neolithic artifacts, including
bracelets
,
axe
heads,
chisels
, and
polishing
tools.
Neolithic stone artifacts are by definition
polished.
Neolithic Technology
Skilled manufacturers of a range of other types of stone tools and ornaments, including projectile points, beads, and statues.
The
polished
stone axe allowed forest clearance in a large scale.