10,000 years ago, the Neolithic Revolution began. As we read in our text, “…the Neolithic Revolution…the far-reaching changes in human life resulting from the beginning of farming. Civilization was a change for the better, and the most revolutionary shift to the world we live in today. I believe that civilization was a change for the better, the most revolutionary shift to the world we live in today. Without the impeccable advancement and basic idea of civilization, many of our accomplishments and progressions would have never been as strong, or even completed generally. A flashback into one of the ancient world’s most prominent civilizations, Egypt and Mesopotamia started hunter-gathering and evolved spontaneously into the use of agricultural
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These ancient peoples began with hunter-gathering. A method that required them to search for their own food, with a constant feeling of uncertainty if there would be any more food for the upcoming weeks, or in some cases, days. Men did the more strenuous work of hunting animals for their meat, while women were put to collect and harvest plant based foods that would sustain them. This idea of food gathering seems plausible,but like any other civilization, something bigger and better was needed and therefore, created. Comparing tools from a hunter-gathering society to one of farming, clearly shows the advancements in technology and the wide-spread of specialized working. With the sudden shift to farming, came more time for leisure or for more specific, precise jobs. With this fresh way of working came more time to improve, and adjust what they were doing and how they were doing it. Perfectly crafted tools, and rare food materials or plants would become suitable for vast trading and suceptable to many economic booms. Money was not used yet at the time, so bartering became usual, beginning the thought that all things required a value or worth.
These ancient peoples began with hunter-gathering. A method that required them to search for their own food, with a constant feeling of uncertainty if there would be any more food for the upcoming weeks, or in some cases, days. Men did the more strenuous work of hunting animals for their meat, while women were put to collect and harvest plant based foods that would sustain them. This idea of food gathering seems plausible,but like any other civilization, something bigger and better was needed and therefore, created. Comparing tools from a hunter-gathering society to one of farming, clearly shows the advancements in technology and the wide-spread of specialized working. With the sudden shift to farming, came more time for leisure or for more specific, precise jobs. With this fresh way of working came more time to improve, and adjust what they were doing and how they were doing it. Perfectly crafted tools, and rare food materials or plants would become suitable for vast trading and suceptable to many economic booms. Money was not used yet at the time, so bartering became usual, beginning the thought that all things required a value or worth.