Throughout history, gender roles and social statuses have constantly been in flux and ever changing within every culture. One of the largest of these changes occurred between 35000 B.C.E. and 600 C.E. specifically during the beginning if the Neolithic revolution. Before the Neolithic revolution most people lived as nomadic hunter-gatherer societies. Many responsibility’s held by women from these hunter gatherer society’s transferred over into civilized settlements. An example of this is the fact it was mainly up to the women to care for the children and take care of the home when they were not farming and while the men hunted. This did not change when civilizations began to form and is something that continues in many areas even now. Another responsibility was making clothes, I was primarily women who created garments utilizing fur and other materials and as city’s and towns were formed this trend continued and evolved through time.
The Neolithic Revolution affected gender roles because before, during the Hunting and Gathering days, men and women were equal in that they both shared …show more content…
Societies that rely primarily or exclusively on hunting wild animals, fishing, and gathering wild fruits, berries, nuts, and vegetables to support their diet. Until humans began to domesticate plants and animals about ten thousand years ago, all human societies were hunter-gatherers. Their strategies have been very diverse, depending greatly upon the local environment; foraging strategies have included hunting or trapping big game, hunting or trapping smaller animals, fishing, gathering shellfish or insects, and gathering wild plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, tubers, seeds, and nuts. Most hunters and gatherers combine a variety of these strategies in order to ensure a balanced diet. Where both hunting and gathering are practiced, adult men usually hunt larger game and women and their children and grandchildren collect stationary foods such as plants, shellfish, and
The Neolithic Revolution affected gender roles because before, during the Hunting and Gathering days, men and women were equal in that they both shared …show more content…
Societies that rely primarily or exclusively on hunting wild animals, fishing, and gathering wild fruits, berries, nuts, and vegetables to support their diet. Until humans began to domesticate plants and animals about ten thousand years ago, all human societies were hunter-gatherers. Their strategies have been very diverse, depending greatly upon the local environment; foraging strategies have included hunting or trapping big game, hunting or trapping smaller animals, fishing, gathering shellfish or insects, and gathering wild plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, tubers, seeds, and nuts. Most hunters and gatherers combine a variety of these strategies in order to ensure a balanced diet. Where both hunting and gathering are practiced, adult men usually hunt larger game and women and their children and grandchildren collect stationary foods such as plants, shellfish, and