Neolithic Revolution Neolithic Revolution Neolithic = New Stone Age Neolithic Revolution Neolithic Revolution
A.k.a. Agricultural Revolution Agriculture = Farming Also, domestication of animals The Environment Temperatures increase Ice age ends More useable land Invention of Farming Major Changes Nomadic clans form settled villages Greater populations
Extra time not devoted to food production New problems to worry about #1: Solutions? People work not on food but for food
Perform useful, new jobs They become specialized workers Perhaps artisans #2: Solutions? Need someone to: Lock and guard the food Count it
Give it out (you also have to invent record keeping, writing, and counting) #3: Solutions? Do you share equally with everyone?
Do you own your land, or does your clan own it? Where do you get your tools? #4: Solutions? Laws, police, courts
Youve just invented institutions, like the government Neolithic Advances New art! Pottery Baskets Neolithic Advances Better tools! Including the use of metal (Bronze) Neolithic Advances More food! WHY? Neolithic Advances More people! WHY? Neolithic vs. Paleolithic