Social Changes In The Neolithic Era

As the world gradually evolved and its people became more intelligent, major changes caused by different things occurred. One of the most significant of these changes was the impact of agriculture on social structures during the Neolithic era. During the Neolithic era, agriculture drastically changed the social structure of Neolithic people. It greatly and permanently altered the building blocks of the Neolithic social structure which included roles, statuses, social classes, and influence. During the early stages of the Neolithic era, Neolithic villagers had only two separate roles based off gender. Male Neolithic people were hunters; suppliers of meat from large game animals. On the other hand female Neolithic people were foragers; seekers/pickers
Rich land owning people were held on the top. In the middle were the specialization laborers which included crafts people as well as community figures or government officials such as governors and priests. This said, agriculture also opened the eyes of Neolithic people towards the heavens and religion. Many people discovered the correlation between the heavens and the seasons and how it affected farming. Also many of them wanted to thank the agricultural deities, and they also started to believe in life, death, and regeneration deities, as well. As a result, further social groups were formed which created further divisions in the populations. Agriculture also changed what social structures in Neolithic times influenced. In the early years of the Neolithic era, Neolithic villages did not influence anything but themselves and close by neighbors. But now, because of the growth of cities, brisk trade, market places, the claiming of land, and the building of schools and temples, the social structure of these cities influenced the economical, political, cultural, and militarily life towards larger regions. In conclusion, the social structure of the people in the Neolithic was drastically and permanently changed by the Agricultural