Neolithic Revolution Flashcards
Does a lot change in the NR?
YES
Years of NR
10,000–3500 BC
Neolithic
New Stone Age
Domestication of
Plants and animals
Domestication
We learned to use them
Husbandry
Animal raising
NR is about
Agriculture and husbandry
Sedentary
Antonym of nomadic, stay put
Grow —, you —– —-
Food
Stay put
Farming started in the
Fertile Crescent
First major crops farmed
Wheat and barley
8000 BC
Farming in the Fertile Crescent
Wheat and barley farming moved outwards to —–, farther to ——, and further than that
India
Africa
5000 BC
Rice is farmed in China
7000 and 5000 BC
Mesoamericans were growing beans, squash, and maize
4000 BC
Farming in Europe and Mediterranean
Why is NR a revolution?
- 2nd big human wide pattern in history
- takes place over thousands of years
- bigger populations settled,villages and cities,animal borne diseases,writing,civilization,all derive from farming
Population in 8000 BC
6 million
Population in 3000 BC
50 million
0 AD population
250 million
Does the NR have a surplus?
Yes
Have a surplus=
Time for other things
What are other things they do?
Making weapons, jewelry, pottery, artifacts