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Domestication of Animals
Domestication Adapting for human use
Reliable source of: Meat Milk Wool Work
Led to agricultural revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Abundance of food No more need for nomadic life Live in communities Mesolithic Era (10000BCE – 7000BCE)
meso = middle lithic = rock Gradual period of change
Systematic Agriculture
Growing food on a regular basis Southwest Asia
Wheat and barley Pigs, cows, goats, sheep Spread to Europe and Mediterranean Sea by
4000BCE
Systematic Agriculture
Growing food on a regular basis Nile Valley in Egypt (6000BCE)
Tubers – root crops Yams
Tree crops Bananas
Wheat and barley
Systematic Agriculture
Growing crops on a regular basis Southeast Asia (5000BCE)
Rice Millet Dogs Pigs
Systematic Agriculture
Growing crops on a regular basis Western Hemisphere (7000BCE –
5000BCE) Mesoamericans
Present-day Mexico and Central America Beans Squash Maize Dogs Fowl
Farming Villages
Europe, India, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica
Oldest in SW Asia Jericho
8000BCE Catal Huyuk
6700BCE
Catal Huyuk
Modern-day Turkey 32 acres 6000 inhabitants
Mud brick houses Close together Not many streets Enter through roof
Catal Huyuk
Farming At least a dozen products
Fruits Nuts Wheat
Domestication Meat Milk Hides
Hunting
Catal Huyuk
Surplus Led to creation of new occupations
Artisans Skilled workers Made weapons and jewelry to trade with
neighboring people
Religion Shrines
Statues of gods and goddesses Statues of women giving birth or nursing
Effects of Neolithic Revolution
Settlement Systematic agriculture
Surplus Encouraged trade Division of labor
Artisans and laborers Artisans
Developed better technology
Effects of Neolithic Revolution
Gender roles Men
Farming Herding animals
Women Caring for children Weaving cloth for clothes
Roles in society
End of the Neolithic Age
4000BCE – 3000BCE Metalworking
Heat metal-bearing rocks Casts and molds Copper