Exercises on the Neolithic Period

Explain what the Neolithic Revolution was. Why did such an event become known as a revolution?

What were the measures that the development of agriculture established.

Did the development of agriculture mean the extinction of the nomadic way of life? Justify your answer.

What changes took place in the manufacture of houses and utensils at that time?

Besides agriculture, what other activity was developed by Neolithic communities?

The Neolithic Revolution consists of the development of the first known agricultural techniques. The discovery of agriculture is considered a revolution, insofar as this practice established a series of important transformations in daily life, in social relations and in the way of life of prehistoric men.

Over time, agriculture allowed man to stay in one place for longer. In other words, we observed that several communities started to live in a sedentary way. The lands were used collectively by the members of a village, and the work was divided according to the physical capacity of each of its members. In addition, we observed the development of villages with a greater number of members.

No, currently several scientists point out that man was not predestined to develop agriculture and thus abandon the nomadic life. According to research, many communities interspersed the planting of agricultural products with the maintenance of some typical actions of collecting societies. Despite being minority, we can see that several contemporary groups live in a nomadic way.

During the Neolithic, we observe the construction of dwellings near rivers and lakes. This action was due to the constant need for water resources for the development of planting activities. In addition, we see the manufacture of more elaborate instruments, such as sickles, hoes, clay pots and cloth clothes. At the time, it was common to manufacture instruments from the polishing of stones, bones and wood.

In that time, we observed that many human groups carried out the domestication of animals. Cattle were generally employed in agricultural and transport activities. In addition, we have the domestication of the first pets, such as dogs and cats. The dogs helped to protect the properties and the cats were used to scare away the rodents that attacked the grain stores.