The Neolithicperiod was part of the Stone Age, a time
period in which hominids primarily used stones as tools and
weapons. Dating from approximately two million years ago
to 3000 B.C., the Stone Age consisted of three time periods.
The Paleolithic Period or Old Stone Age
The Mesolithic Period or Middle Stone Age
The Neolithic Period or New Stone Age.
The Neolithic Age
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• The NeolithicAge or New Stone Age was a period in the
development of human technology, beginning about
9500 BC in the Middle East. The Neolithic was began with
the rise of farming, which produced the "Neolithic
Revolution" and ended when metal tools became
widespread in the Copper Age or Bronze Ag.
•Neolithic Age
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•Periods by Region
Fertile
Crescent
(Tigrisand
Euphrates)
North
Africa
Europe South
and East
Asia
America
Around
10,200 BC to
9000 BC
Around
6,000 BC
Around
6,500 BC
to
5,500 BC
Around
7,500 BC
to
5000 BC
Around
4500 BC
• Neolithic Period spread over the world in various time periods. It came
to Fertile Crescent around 12,000 BC to 9,000 BC; North Africa around
6,000 BC; Europe around 6,500 BC to 5,500 BC; South and East Asia
around 7,500 BC to 5,000 BC and America around 4500 BC.
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We can definethe impacts of Neolithic age in
several aspects.
A Settled Life
Agriculture
Technology
Infrastructural Development
Clothing
•Impacts of Neolithic Age in Society
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• The waywe live today, settled in homes, close to other
people in towns and cities, protected by laws,
eating food grown on farms, and with leisure time to
learn, explore and invent is all a result of the Neolithic
revolution, which occurred approximately 11,500-
5,000 years ago.
•A Settled Life
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Most of thearcheologists believe that the Neolithic
agriculture and cattle breeding is the most important
and the most revolutionary innovation in the history of
mankind.
•Agriculture
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Mesopotamia: Often consideredto as the “cradle of civilization,”
Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq and parts of Iran, Syria, and Turkey)
was one of the earliest regions to adopt agriculture, around 10,000
BCE. The fertile soil between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers provided
an ideal environment for farming, leading to the development of the
region’s first cities and complex societies.
Egypt: Agriculture developed along the Nile River around 5,000 BCE
in ancient Egypt. The Nile’s yearly flooding deposits nutrient-rich silt,
creating fertile land suitable for farming. The Egyptians cultivated
crops such as barley, wheat, and flax and domesticated animals like
cattle and sheep.
China: Agriculture emerged independently in China around 7,000-
6,000 BCE, with the cultivation of millet and rice in the Yellow River
and Yangtze River valleys. The domestication of pigs and dogs also
played a crucial role in Chinese agricultural practices.
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Neolithic people wereskilled farmers, manufacturing a
range of tools necessary for the tending, harvesting and
processing of crops and food production.
•Technology
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• Neolithic peoplesin the
Levant, Anatolia, Syria,
northern Mesopotamia
and Central Asia were also
accomplished builders,
utilizing mud-brick to
construct houses and
villages. At Catal Hoyuk,
houses were plastered and
painted with elaborate
scenes of humans and
animals.
•Infrastructural Development
Skara Brea, Scotland. Evidence of home
furnishings.
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• Most clothingappears to have been made of animal
skins, as indicated by finds of large numbers of bone
and antler pins which are ideal for fastening leather.
•Clothing
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• In conclusionthe Neolithic Revolution was a major
period for people in this world. It created a new way of
living for many people and helped advance the way
people survived. The Neolithic Revolution created many
inventions still used today such as calendars, farming,
clothing’s, and domesticating.
•Conclusion