PREHISTORY:NEOLITHIC

Unit 1: Patterns of Human Organization

NEOLITHIC ERA (“NEW STONE”)

Began ~10,000 BCE

Neolithic Farming Villages

How did agriculture allow for this?

Catal Huyuk (7000 B.C.E.); Population: 6,000

Agricultural Revolution: shift from hunting to agriculture(farming + domesticated animals)

• Domesticated animal: Animal that shares a mutual relationship with humans; used as steady supply of resources or labor

Domesticated Animals

• Dog

• Goat

• Pig

• Sheep

• Cattle

• Zebu

• Cat

• Chicken

• Guinea Pig

• Donkey

• Duck

• Water buffalo

• Honey bee

• Dromedary camel

• Horse

• Silkmoth

• Pigeon

• Goose

• Yak

• Llama

• Alpaca

• Ferret

• Dove

• Turkey

• Rabbit

• Goldfish

• Koi

• Canary

• Mouse

• Rat

• Mink

• Red fox

• Hedgehog

• Guppy

• Reindeer

• Oxen

Domesticated Animals

• Dog

• Goat

• Pig

• Sheep

• Cattle

• Zebu

• Cat

• Chicken

• Guinea Pig

• Donkey

• Duck

• Water buffalo

• Honey bee

• Dromedary camel

• Horse

• Silkmoth

• Pigeon

• Goose

• Yak

• Llama

• Alpaca

• Ferret

• Dove

• Turkey

• Rabbit

• Goldfish

• Koi

• Canary

• Mouse

• Rat

• Mink

• Red fox

• Hedgehog

• Guppy

• Reindeer

• Oxen

What kind of crops?

Wheat Barley Rice

Yams Maize Bananas

Effects of the Neolithic Revolution

• First artisans: worker that creates nonessential objects

by hand

• Need for defense and protection; conflict

• Gender roles

• Trade