Neolithic Revolution: Turning Point In Human History

The Neolithic Revolution was a change in the way people lived. People went from hunting, gathering, and being nomads to developing permanent living places and focusing on agriculture. Many people say it was the turning point in human history. The Neolithic Revolution started in Mesopotamia, current day Iraq, but also happened in many places like China, the Americas and Africa. Although the Neolithic Revolution meant change in agriculture every place it occurred did not change the exact same way. Each Neolithic Revolution had similarities and differences from the original revolution in Mesopotamia.
The original Neolithic Revolution happened in Mesopotamia, or current day Iraq. It took a long time to completely change how people lived. Some of the first occurrences of animals not killed by hunting were
Before their Neolithic revolution the Chinese had collected their food from nature just like the Mesopotamians. Instead of just gathering their food the Chinese began to develop their agriculture system also like the Mesopotamians. The history of China’s agriculture has been told in a Chinese legend unlike the evidence from Mesopotamia. The Chinese legend says that once the population grew there was a good shortage, creating exploration of agriculture. In contrast with the Mesopotamians who developed agriculture because they wanted to, the Chinese needed to create an agricultural system.
Another place that went through a Neolithic period was North America. North America’s Neolithic period was only about 5,000 years ago. Unlike China and Mesopotamia North America had a very small Neolithic era. Although agriculture was started around 5,000 years ago the Native Americans who lived here heavily relied on hunting animals. The very first domesticated plant in North America is the sunflower. Corn and squash soon came after but many people believed that the North Americans were taught by early