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    which dates back to some 11,600 years ago (Mann 1st page). Göbekli Tepe belongs to the PPN (Pre-Pottery Neolithic) in terms of its chronological context in world prehistory (Banning 620). In fact, the site can be divided into three different stratigraphic levels that are level 3, level 2A, and level 2B (Banning 620). Level 3 is the oldest level which appears to date back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) (Banning 621). Each of the buildings measured 15 m by 10 m and contained T-shaped monoliths

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    Political, economic, and social conditions have often led to turning points that have changed the course of history for nations and peoples. For instance, neolithic revolution and the fall of Rome has greatly contributed to changes that has occurred in history. The Neolithic Revolution was a great shift from a nomadic style of living such as hunting into a settled down society. The idea of farming was created making the society’s life more structured. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the renaissance

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    There are some changes between Neolithic village and the first urban center. According to Anthropology: The Human Challenges book, the four basic changes are agricultural innovation, diversification of labor, center government, and social stratification. Agricultural innovation is the changes in farming methods. One method that is used in the first urban centers was irrigation system that enables control of water resources. It also increase the yield. Diversification of labor is that not everyone

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    interconnectedness has had both positive and negative affects on society. This essay will speak about the Neolithic Revolution, Crusades and Black Death. The Neolithic Revolution had a very positive effect on society because it made food more easily accessible. The Crusades also had a positive effect on society because people were able to share the knowledge they had gathered of the years. The Neolithic Revolution made food easily accessible. Document 3 states, “But it means, rather, a state of culture

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    not have to do each individual task by hand. 2. The Neolithic Revolution was the start of agriculture. Due to it causing a surplus of good production, specialized jobs were introduced. If one person has the ability to produce enough food for the entire community, then everyone else can focus on different jobs. Along with time to focus on jobs, time for recreation was introduced giving people more free time. Another long term effect of the Neolithic Revolution was that land was thought of as property

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    Paleolithic hunters made a gradual change from being hunters to becoming farmers. The Paleolithic era was an era of hunting whereas the Neolithic era was an era of farming. Both of the eras had proficient, but different ways of surviving. There are contrasting views on which era was more successful. The Paleolithic era was more successful than the Neolithic era because the Neolithic era led to diseases, wars and rigid class structures. The Paleolithic era was an era of hunting, gathering, and no permanent

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    The beginning of human society began with ape looking humanoids chasing animals with clubs, inbreeding, and banging on rocks with sticks attempting to make fire. Harsh generalizations, but in an essence it is true. The Paleolithic and Neolithic societies were a result of the huge leap forward which marked significant (of the time) technological advancements and more effective social structures. But a lot of those “advancements” were the logic to breed outside their families and to save their foods

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    1. The Neolithic revolution and the origins of agriculture caused a move from hunting/gathering to a farming economy. Discuss the social disadvantages of this transition. In what ways did it promote social inequality? The Neolithic revolution had a big impact on the society. However, instead of focusing on the good, as follow are some social disadvantages of this big transition. To start with, agriculture is considered much harder work than hunter gathering is, and individuals had to work much

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    amino acids essential to life”. (Para 15) The each one thing is the fact that early farmers when it all started only had three crops that didn’t have what was needed for a healthy life. A part that came with agriculture was social classes. When the Neolithic revolution came along a greater population calls for more food. So for hunter gatherers it was too hard for them to go through a forest

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    Throughout the course of human existence, food has been the main driver of technology, specialization, trade, and the introduction of social strata. However, we spent nearly 99% of it was as hunter gatherers where peoples spent most of their time searching for food resources resulting in lower, migrant populations; however, more recent it was the introduction of agriculture during the Pleistocene period (11,000 BC) in Southwest Asia, but much later in Sub-Saharan Africa around 1000 BC, that truly

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