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Neolithic Age

The Neolithic Age began around 12,000 years ago as farming developed in the Near East and spread to other parts of the world. During this period, hunter-gatherer societies transitioned to agricultural communities with permanent settlements as they domesticated plants and animals. Key characteristics of the Neolithic Age included the use of polished stone tools, pottery, and permanent dwellings as populations grew. The transition to agriculture allowed for more complex divisions of labor and societies to develop.

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Neolithic Age

The Neolithic Age began around 12,000 years ago as farming developed in the Near East and spread to other parts of the world. During this period, hunter-gatherer societies transitioned to agricultural communities with permanent settlements as they domesticated plants and animals. Key characteristics of the Neolithic Age included the use of polished stone tools, pottery, and permanent dwellings as populations grew. The transition to agriculture allowed for more complex divisions of labor and societies to develop.

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  • Neolithic age: Explains what the Neolithic Age is and outlines its place within the broader Stone Age period.
  • Chronology: Describes the timeline of the Neolithic period, highlighting important chronological markers and transitions to other ages.
  • The Neolithic Revolution: Details the Neolithic Revolution's significant developments in agriculture and societal changes.
  • Characteristics of Neolithic Age: Examines the defining traits of the Neolithic period, such as the transition from hunting to agriculture and the use of pottery.
  • The team: Lists the team members involved in the document's preparation.
  • Photo gallery: Provides a visual gallery related to the Neolithic period.
  • Conclusion: Summarizes key points and takeaways from the document's discussion on the Neolithic age.

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Objetives Neolithic
of Neolithic people
Neolithic age
• The Neolithic Age, which means New
Stone Age, was the last and third part of
the Stone Age.It was the third and last
part of the Stone Age. The other two
parts were -Paleolithic Age (500,000
B.C. to 10,000 B.C.) and Mesolithic Age
(9,000 B.C. to 4,000 B.C.).
Chronology
It environ VIII-VI centuries BC.The Neolithic began about
12,000 years ago when farming appeared in the
Epipalaeolithic Near East, and later in other parts of the
world. It lasted in the Near East until the transitional period
of the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) from about 6,500 years
ago (4500 BC), marked by the development of metallurgy,
leading up to the Bronze Age and Iron Age.
In other places, the Neolithic followed the
Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) and then
lasted until later. In Ancient Egypt, the
Neolithic lasted until the Protodynastic
period, c. 3150 BCIn the Near East,
agriculture was developed around 9,000
BCE, in Southeast Europe around 7,000
BCE, and later in other regions. In the
Middle East, cultures identified as Neolithic
began appearing in the 10th millennium BC.
The Neolithic
Revolution
Archaeological data indicates that the domestication of various types
of plants and animals happened in separate locations worldwide,
starting in the geological epoch of the Holocene 11,700 years ago,
following the end of the last Ice Age. It was the world's first
historically verifiable revolution in agriculture. The Neolithic
Revolution greatly narrowed the diversity of foods available,
resulting in a downturn in the quality of human nutrition compared
with that obtained previously from foraging, but because food
production became more efficient, it released humans to invest their
efforts in other activities and was thus "ultimately necessary to the
rise of modern civilization by creating the foundation for the later
process of industrialization and sustained economic growth."
Hunter-gatherers had different subsistence
requirements and lifestyles from agriculturalists.
Hunter-gatherers were often highly mobile and
migratory, living in temporary shelters and in small
tribal groups, and having limited contact with
outsiders. Their diet was well-balanced though
heavily depended on what the environment could
provide each season.

In contrast, because the surplus and plannable supply of food provided by agriculture made it possible to
support larger population groups, agriculturalists lived in more permanent dwellings in more densely
populated settlements than what could be supported by a hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
The agricultural communities' seasonal need to
plan and coordinate resource and manpower
encouraged division of labor, which gradually led
to specialization of labourers and complex
societies. The subsequent development of trading
networks to exchange surplus commodities and
services brought agriculturalists into contact with
outside groups, which promoted cultural
exchanges that led to the rise of civilizations and
technological evolutions.
Characteristics of
Neolithic Age
The Neolithic Age saw a man turning into a food
producer from a food gatherer. It also witnessed the use
of pottery for the first time. People used microlithic
blades in addition to tools made of polished stone. The
use of metal was unknown.
The team

Olivia Wilson Aaron Loeb Juliana Silva


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