Neolithic Revolution

Neolithic Revolution

Introduction

The beauty of the world lies in the fact that t experiences constant changes. Nothing is in its original from today, as it was in ancient times. There are numerous factors, which have played a pivotal role in enabling the world retain its beauty, in the form of experiencing the changes; and amongst those factors is the major factor of constant progress and development by the mankind. Mankind has always been in constant endeavour of improving his life standards, and discovering new ways of enabling his survival and enhancing the processes that he customarily employs.

History of Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic

Ever since, the world came into being, mankind found innumerable ways, to employ and feed themselves. In the ancient times, when the progress made by mankind was not as advanced, as it was today; the survival of human beings revolved around hunting down the wild life and then utilizing them for easing down their need of hunger. However, as discussed earlier, that over time the world has experienced numerous changes; and the biggest change that the mankind of that era would witness that would be critical in changing their lifestyle, was yet to come.

After the process of chasing and hunting animals for survival, it was the Neolithic Revolution, which brought the drastic change in the occupations and lifestyle of mankind. This revolution enabled the mankind to proceed from hunting to the activity of agriculture and sound settlement of human beings. Interestingly, the Neolithic Revolution, not only introduced the fresh and new methodologies by the mankind for the production of numerous kinds of foods, but it even enabled the nomadic or the mobile hunters to settle down and develop a new phase and civilization in their lives, by settling down in their own made villages and towns. The history of the transformation from the animal hunting, for the survival to the cultivation of crops, seems to be the phenomenon of the period of 8000 B.C to 3500 B.C.

It was the era of around 7000 B.C, when the mankind had started to develop a bit from their conventional norms and lifestyles. Gradually they were on their way of devising the new and improved gadgets and tools, and their skills advanced accordingly, these improvements and advancements guided them through their transformation from the older and less civilized form to more of community and societal living. The Neolithic Revolution is undoubtedly the corner ...