Neolithic Agricultural Revolution BEFOREAFTER

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution BEFORE Nomadic hunter-gatherers AFTER Settled farmers

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution BEFORE Nomadic hunter-gatherers Small bands of people AFTER Settled farmers Population growth due to surplus food

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution BEFORE Nomadic hunter-gatherers Small bands of people Little interaction w/ other groups AFTER Settled farmers Population growth due to surplus food Increased interaction among farming communities

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution BEFORE Nomadic hunter-gatherers Small bands of people Little interaction w/ other groups Division of labor based on age and gender AFTER Settled farmers Population growth due to surplus food Increased interaction among farming communities Same, but women’s status declined as men came to dominate family, political and economic life.

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Skills and tools developed to adapt to environment AFTER Skills and tools developed to farm successfully

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Skills and tools developed to adapt to environment – Simple stone tools AFTER Skills and tools developed to farm successfully

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Skills and tools developed to adapt to environment – Simple stone tools – Spoken language AFTER Skills and tools developed to farm successfully

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Skills and tools developed to adapt to environment – Simple stone tools – Spoken language – clothing AFTER Skills and tools developed to farm successfully

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Skills and tools developed to adapt to environment – Simple stone tools – Spoken language – Clothing – Fire AFTER Skills and tools developed to farm successfully

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Skills and tools developed to adapt to environment – Simple stone tools – Spoken language – Clothing – Fire AFTER Skills and tools developed to farm successfully – Calendar

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Skills and tools developed to adapt to environment – Simple stone tools – Spoken language – Clothing – Fire AFTER Skills and tools developed to farm successfully – Calendar – Yoke & plow

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Skills and tools developed to adapt to environment – Simple stone tools – Spoken language – Clothing – Fire AFTER Skills and tools developed to farm successfully – Calendar – Yoke & plow – Smooth, polished stone tools

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Little personal property AFTER Accumulation of personal property  differences in wealth

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Little personal property Animistic religious beliefs AFTER Accumulation of personal property  differences in wealth Same

Neolithic Agricultural Revolution (continued) BEFORE Little personal property Animistic religious beliefs Burial of dead = belief in afterlife AFTER Accumulation of personal property  differences in wealth Same