The Neolithic Revolution

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The Neolithic Revolution Guiding Question: How did the Neolithic Revolution change the course of history?

Key Vocabulary: Agricultural Revolutions  Origin and consequences the introduction of agriculture, domestication of animals, and a more sedentary life during the later part of the Stone Age Civilization Society that has highly developed material and spiritual resources and a complex cultural, political, and legal organization; an advanced state in social development Sedentary  Moving about very little; not migratory Pastoral  Relating to a shepard's work; rural Domestication  To take and control for one’s own purposes Institution  An organization, system, or establishment founded for a specific purpose

What technological innovations are associated with the growth of agriculture? Why the shift? Domestication and Semi-cultivation New Innovations: Slash-and-burn and swidden agriculture Overtime, the sophistication of tools made agriculture easier Why not call it the Neolithic Revolution?

What various crops & animals were developed or domesticated during the Neolithic Revolution? Animal Domestication  Dog first, then sheep, goats, cattle, water buffalo, pigs Selective Breeding Mixed farming and herding  Largely determined by environmental factors

What were the environmental effects of the Neolithic Revolution? Why did so many adopt Agriculture? End of the Pleistocene Epoch brought the Holocene Why did others still reject agriculture? Pastoralism ruled in N. America, Australia, and Northern Eurasia Demographic Shifts: 2 million people 13,000 years ago, 50-100 million people 7,000 years ago. For the first time, humans dominated and controlled their environment, beginning the process of species loss, destruction of arable land, and altered traits in species

What effect did pastoralism & agriculture have on the food supply? Agriculture and pastoralism dramatically increased the food supply by making it consistent and allowing for surpluses Side effects?

How did the Neolithic Revolution affect human societies economically & socially? Benefits and Risks? Violent or peaceful process? Expansion = surpluses and slow rate Importance of private property Wealth determined by land ownership Rise of Institutions Nuclear families (no), kinship networks (yes) Women’s status  as their role in food acquisition diminishes

Cultural Expressions Religion  Shift to focus on Earth Mother, Sky God, and ancestor cults Language  Likely necessitated out of trade (Similarity in language groups) Political Systems  Surpluses and private property meant the need for protection and order, leading to the rise of governments, legal systems, and professional militaries Economics  Surpluses and tool innovation allowed for more specialization of labor; this in turn led to social hierarchies in which some occupations were deemed more important than others

The First Towns Çatalhöyük  (Çatal Hüyük) - a very large Neolithic proto-city in southern Anatolia (Turkey), inhabited from approximately 7500 BC to 5700 BC. Jericho is one of the earliest continuous settlements in the world, dating perhaps from about 9000 bce. 

Where did pastoralism persist even after the Neolithic Revolution? Why not shift to a sedentary, agricultural lifestyle? Cultural Tradition Poorly suited environment Not healthier Not easier Not as varied a diet

Questions to Consider: The Agricultural Revolution marked a decisive turning point in human history. What evidence might you offer to support this claim? How might you argue against it? Was the Agricultural Revolution inevitable? Why did it occur so late in the story of humankind? “The Agricultural Revolution provides evidence for ‘progress’ in human affairs.” How would you evaluate this statement?

Useful Video Links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GEm6LWh8D_s (Catal Huyuk and the Neolithic Revolution) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yocja_N5s1I&feature=player_detailpage (Crash Course – Agricultural Revolution)