despite all our technology, we still depend on growing & storing food. things developed by...
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Despite all our technology, we still depend on growing & storing food.
Things developed by neolithic era humans.
Earliest humans were NOMADS
Nomads travelled from place to place seeking food & shelter
Sometimes called hunters/gatherers
Systematic agriculture – people make the connection between seeds and plants & begin to grow crops
Domestication – people begin to adapt certain animals to human use
Agriculture Domestication
Middle East (wheat & barley)
Asia (rice) Americas (maize &
beans)
Dogs Cattle Horses Sheep Pigs Llamas Elephants Water buffaloes
More permanent settlements (cities) Growth of culture
(religion, writing, art)
Development of government & economy
Surplus food Division of labor Growth of trade
Quickened pace of technological change
River valleys (Why?)
Advanced knowledge Farming Trade Art/architecture Science/technology
Highly organized Cities Government Shared culture
(religion, writing, art, etc.)
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