Changes of Neolithic Revolution: (Try to categorize these as social, economic, and demographic changes.) 1) Probably the most significant change that took place with the Neolithic revolution was a dramatic increase in population. More food could sustain more people living together.
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Human prehistory differs from history not only in terms of its chronology but in the way it deals with the activities of archaeological cultures rather than named nations or individuals. Restricted to material processes, remains and artifacts rather than written records, prehistory is anonymous.
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2) From gathering to agriculture. Perhaps the greatest discovery in the course of human history was the discovery of the function of the seed. Every plant has the ability to reproduce. This was probably discovered when some stray gathered seeds grew identical plants.
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The period when a culture is written about by others, but has not developed its own writing is often known as the protohistory of the culture. By definition, there are no written records from human prehistory, so dating of prehistoric materials is crucial.
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For other uses, see Prehistory (disambiguation). For a timeline of events in the early history of the universe and prehistoric Earth, see Timeline of prehistory. Massive stone pillars at Göbekli Tepe, in southeast Turkey, erected for ritual use by early Neolithic people 11,000 years ago.
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1) Farming: food production drastically increased. This meant that people did not have to move around. They could stay in one place and build permanent homes. Once the problem of the food supply was solved, people could also group together in larger numbers and build cities.
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Human prehistory is the period from the time that behaviorally and anatomically modern humans first appear until the appearance of recorded history following the invention of writing systems.
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The term prehistory can refer to the vast span of time since the beginning of the Universe or the Earth, but more often it refers to the period since life appeared on Earth, or even more specifically to the time since human-like beings appeared.
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Instead of hunting, people learned to keep animals in a pen or pasture. Domestication: to tame something, to take it from the wild to live under the care of humans. Probably started when wounded animals were brought back to camp. It brought a more stable food source.
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Historians and anthropologist have noted several problems with the term civilization. First of all , it tends to be used in an ethnocentric way ; in other words , it is used to assign to others an inferior status. For example , the Chinese of the Han dynasty thought all others in the world were uncivil barbarians ; likewise , from the Spartans to ...
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what period of history refers to the time when people did not leave written records?
Prehistory is a period of history that refers to the time when people did not leave written records. Prehistory is the period of history that refers to the time when people did not leave written records. 