How The Neolithic Revolution Changed Human History

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In 10,000 BC, humans began their life by gathering food and hunting. During this same time (10,000 BC) humans discovered that there was more than just hunting and gathering. They found domestic animals and the art of growing crops. This was when they changed from hunting to gathering to growing crops and raising cattle. This change allowed the humans to settle in one place, since the crops need to grow. Compared to how they were before, having to move around to hunt and gather food to survive. When they began to settle in one place this is when civilizations began to form. This was the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution, which changed human history with political change, economic change and social change.
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