Analysis: The Neolithic Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution was a shift in the way people lived. From being hunter-gatherers to people who cultivated crops and had livestock to take care of. During this time the one thing that changed dramatically was the way people obtained food. This dramatic change caused other shifts as well. Daily life adjusted entirely. With more time on their hands they found themselves doing more activities and making their life easier. This new changed caused civilization to develop into what it is today.
This new revolution brought many different things into the lives of the nomads. Nomads live by following herds in order to obtain food. This new era provided change. They decided to stay put. The nomads started to learn how to farm out of pure accident.
This accident provided them with more food. They learned how to breed animals in order to get the best out of them. The best milk, wool, and meat.They were able to provide themselves with shelter like the Çatal Hüyuk who built 1,000 houses in their 30 acre village. They made their houses out of mud bricks. With all this extra time they started to make more of it. The primitive people started to develop more of a religion. They started to worship gods and goddesses. Including animals or any of the natural elements. This new society grew and prospered. Along with all the positive things of this new life there were the negatives. The people started to get more territorial. They fought over the land and all of the resources in it. Another negative of this new life style was disease. People were living together which caused disease to spread even faster.
Along with this new era were the new activities in it. They learned how to farm. They spent their time working in the fields as well as taking care of their livestock. Since their time did not depend on following a herd they had time to do many other things. They crafted many things including jewelry, pottery, tools, and clothes. They used wool from goats in order to spin and make new garments. They also learned how to work with metal, copper, and bronze.
This new revolution brought many different things into the lives of the nomads. Nomads live by following herds in order to obtain food. This new era provided change. They decided to stay put. The nomads started to learn how to farm out of pure accident.
This accident provided them with more food. They learned how to breed animals in order to get the best out of them. The best milk, wool, and meat.They were able to provide themselves with shelter like the Çatal Hüyuk who built 1,000 houses in their 30 acre village. They made their houses out of mud bricks. With all this extra time they started to make more of it. The primitive people started to develop more of a religion. They started to worship gods and goddesses. Including animals or any of the natural elements. This new society grew and prospered. Along with all the positive things of this new life there were the negatives. The people started to get more territorial. They fought over the land and all of the resources in it. Another negative of this new life style was disease. People were living together which caused disease to spread even faster.
Along with this new era were the new activities in it. They learned how to farm. They spent their time working in the fields as well as taking care of their livestock. Since their time did not depend on following a herd they had time to do many other things. They crafted many things including jewelry, pottery, tools, and clothes. They used wool from goats in order to spin and make new garments. They also learned how to work with metal, copper, and bronze.