Neolithic

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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.