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When did the Neolithic revolution happen?
When did the Neolithic revolution happen?
When did the Neolithic revolution occur?
When did the Neolithic revolution occur?
Which ancient civilization combined the institutional and intellectual traditions of Oriental kingdoms and classical Hellenic Greece to create government-run scientific institutions?
Which ancient civilization combined the institutional and intellectual traditions of Oriental kingdoms and classical Hellenic Greece to create government-run scientific institutions?
What were the changes that occurred during the Neolithic revolution?
What were the changes that occurred during the Neolithic revolution?
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What was the main change in society, economy, and technology during the Neolithic revolution?
What was the main change in society, economy, and technology during the Neolithic revolution?
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Which city had a population of 500,000 at a time when the most populous cities in Europe had less than 50,000 people?
Which city had a population of 500,000 at a time when the most populous cities in Europe had less than 50,000 people?
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What was the Reign of the Farmer?
What was the Reign of the Farmer?
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What was the Reign of the Farmer?
What was the Reign of the Farmer?
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Which civilization lasted for hundreds of years despite conflicts with Turks, Venetians, and European Christians, and allowed the Greek tradition of learning to continue and kept it alive despite Christianity being the official state religion?
Which civilization lasted for hundreds of years despite conflicts with Turks, Venetians, and European Christians, and allowed the Greek tradition of learning to continue and kept it alive despite Christianity being the official state religion?
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When did Neolithic villages first appear?
When did Neolithic villages first appear?
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When did Neolithic villages start to appear?
When did Neolithic villages start to appear?
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How long did the Neolithic period of prehistory last?
How long did the Neolithic period of prehistory last?
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How long did the Neolithic period last?
How long did the Neolithic period last?
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Did the Neolithic revolution spread across the world?
Did the Neolithic revolution spread across the world?
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Did the Neolithic revolution spread across the world?
Did the Neolithic revolution spread across the world?
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What was the Neolithic toolkit made of?
What was the Neolithic toolkit made of?
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What was included in the Neolithic toolkit?
What was included in the Neolithic toolkit?
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Study Notes
- The Neolithic revolution happened around 12,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age.
- It was a change in society, economy, and technology, where people stopped collecting food and started making their own.
- The Reign of the Farmer made it easier to collect plants and encouraged the use of secondary or tertiary food sources.
- Neolithic villages showed up 12,000 years ago, and most people still lived as they did in the Paleolithic.
- Neolithic period of prehistory was short, lasting from about 12,000 to 5,000 years ago.
- The Neolithic spread across the world and lasted in some places for thousands of years.
- The Neolithic toolkit had small chipped stones and bigger polished tools.
- Domestication of animals involved human selection from wild types, selective slaughtering, selective breeding, and unconscious selection from groups and herds.
- After a few thousand years of the Neolithic in the Near East, mixed economies that used both farming and raising animals came into being.
- The Neolithic revolution was a change in the direction of history that people started themselves in reaction to changes in their environment.
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Test your knowledge on the Neolithic Revolution! Discover how this period of prehistory changed society, economy, and technology. Learn about the reign of the farmer, the domestication of animals, and the tools used during this time. Find out how the Neolithic spread across the world and how it impacted history. Put your knowledge to the test with this fascinating quiz!
