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The Neolithic Age (bloque 4), Living in the Neolithic settlements, The…
The Neolithic Age (bloque 4)
Discoveries and inventions
The Neolithic Age began in 8000 BC and finished in 4000 BC. Two main agricultural discoveries let humans produce their own food in this period.This turned them into a producing economy.
Crops
They realised that seeds underground grew into new plants. They discovered that if they buried and watered these seeds, they could later eat these plants.
Livestock
They domesticated sheep, goats, pigs, etc. This gave them meat and furs without the need for hunting.
They invented stone wheels.
They invented new farming tools, like the hoe and sickle. They made textiles.
New places of worship emerged.
They built their houses out of adobe bricks.
The invention of pottery allowed foods to be stored and cooked in clay pots and bowls
Livestyle and culture
The first settlements appeared in fertile lands that were irrigated by rivers.
• The population increased thanks to improved living conditions.
• Because humans no longer needed to find food, they became sedentary. As a result of this, farmers could now plan planting cycles.
• New jobs emerged, like farmers and potters. social differences also appeared
However, the oldest agricultural remains were found at the Fertile Crescent, between the Nile river and the mouths of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.
Agriculture and livestock appeared simultaneously in places like China, India and Central America.
Living in the Neolithic settlements
The origin of agriculture and livestock
