AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
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AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
HUNTING AND GATHERING:exploit many resources lightly rather than to depend
heavily on only a few
HUNTING AND GATHERING:little specialization of roles
PASTORALISM:herding of domesticated / partially domesticated
animals
Emergence of Agriculture:sedentism
Earliest agricultural sites
New Mode of Life
Dependency on few plants
Greater vulnerability to weather
Complete dependency on harvest times
Need for intense physical labor
Opportunities of the new way of life
permanent dwellings
specialization
wealth
Develop cultural practices for disposing of wastes and maintaining a hygienic environment
Population Growth and Epidemic Diseases
Technology Necessary for Agriculture
Preparing the Seed-Bed
Gathering or harvesting cereal crops
Develop the knowledge and techniques for processing grain
Household objects made of baked clay
Technological Specialization
Agriculture means modifying the environment in order to exploit it more effectively
Erosion
Maize
Domestication of Animals
Social Consequences
• security
• government
• hierarchy
Emergence of Elites:chieftainship
Urban Life
Agriculture:whole spectrum of cultural changes and
adaptations