The Neolithic Era and Their Culture
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this is regarding the neolithic era and their culture
Prior to the development of civilizations, Neolithic nomadic cultures could be found all over the earth. The idea that these groups of people were uncivilized, uneducated and had nothing to offer to the history of mankind is an indication of a person who has very little understanding of the importance of the advancement of intellect and philosophy. The people showed an understanding of life after death, ecology, respect for environment. Their contributions were the founding of civilized societies.
The Neolithic's had 2 certain types of arrow heads. The first arrow head was rounded off and was very sharp. This one was used for hunting fish and wild-game. The second arrow head was an arrow shape, that is said to be used for in times of war and threat from other communities.
All of this is known as the Neolithic's Agricultural Revolution, and consequences of the Neolithic's Age is that they started to settle down. They also organizing communities, and building houses for them to settle down and live for the rest of there lives.
Farming
Early Neolithic farming is limited to a narrow range of crops (both wild and domestic) and the keeping of sheep and goats, but by about 7000 BC it included domestic cows, pigs, permanently or semi-permanently inhabited settlements and the use of pottery. Neolithic peoples were skilled farmers, manufacturing a range of tools necessary for the tending, harvesting and processing of crops, such as sickle blades and grinding stones. When they started to stay in one place, they started to plant crops which gave them much more food.
Technology
The start of farming began a great change in people's lives, that eventually, during the Bronze Age, gave rise to towns, and later cities and states. Instead of wandering from place to place seeking food, people increasingly stayed in one place. They started to live in Natural shelters like caves. The change lead to interaction between people and once agriculture began, we have called it the Neolithic revolution.
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