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    Several critical developments distinguish civilizations from even the most advanced Paleolithic and Neolithic societies that preceded them. Some critical developments include inequality based on gender, status based on class, and lastly the beginning of written literature and more complex calendars. Specifically, one main critical development was inequality based on gender. An important development that distinguishes civilization from even the most advanced societies that preceded was gender inequality

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    The Neolithic Revolution was a great change, nomads traded in their transhumance mode of life for permanent settlements. It resulted in the formation of many civilizations, such as the Sumerian civilization. The Sumerian civilization existed from 1500 B.C.E to 200 B.C.E, and was located in present and fulfill the eight characteristics of a civilization. The eight characteristics of a civilization are cities, an organized central government, job specialization, social classes, complex religions, art

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    selected two paragraphs from the article. Students have learned what the Neolithic Revolution brought to humans. The Neolithic Revolution brought agriculture, domesticated animals, surplus amounts of food and grew population. So far, they only have seen the positive impact from the Neolithic Revolution. This source will introduce students to the counterclaim about the Neolithic Revolution, which is the negative impact the Neolithic Revolution brought to humans. The teacher will edit the source to be

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    advancements. With advancements comes turning points which helps us become better and more advanced in the future. There are many turning points in global history, some of the turning points are the Neolithic Revolution and the Renaissance because they changed the way mankind live forever. The Neolithic Revolution was the start of a new way of living. Around 10,000 years ago, people started to settle down to live in one place. During the Paleolithic Era people were nomadic, so they kept on moving

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    It was the last hour of the day and all the members of the Neolithic village gathered in the center of the village to hear a story from one of the oldest villagers. The sun cast a gloomy orange color over the village and a cool autumns breeze tossed the leaves of the trees back and forth. The old man was sitting in a handcrafted chair by a bond fire with dozens of eager ears sitting around him. He began, “Many years ago when I was but a young lad, before villages and farms before carpentry and mining

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    research in the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük. One of the research projects that occurred in that location is the investigation of cortical bone loss and fracture patterns in the Neolithic community using radiogrammetry. The main focus of this study is an examination of the widely used calculation that expresses second metacarpal cortical bone values, followed by an examination of age and sex-related patterns of cortical bone loss and skeletal fragility fracture in a Neolithic archaeological

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    and the information i gathered about the Neolithic Revolution and the Crusades was that they impacted our lives today with positive aspects. The Neolithic Revolution helped develop our environment and resources that we use now in days throughout the years, this changed people’s lives. Technically The Crusades had a unexpected positive outcome which was that there was a greatly expanded knowledge of geography gained by the West. In the time of The Neolithic Revolution, there was a big change from

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    creatures lived in eastern and southern Africa. Father down the line, society started to develop within the hominids. These ages are called the Paleolithic and the Neolithic Age. The humans in these periods started to make a name for themselves, developed new technology, and created civilizations. During the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages, many changes occurred that affected the way people lived. During the Paleolithic Age, language was birthed, establishing the first historical backgrounds of modern

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    the Earth is at a grand population of 7.125 billion according to World Bank. Although, it wasn't always that way. There was two revolutions that changed the world's population forever. These revolutions were the Neolithic Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. The Neolithic Revolution (New Stone Age) occurred 12,000 years ago, at this time humans in large numbers began to give up hunting and gathering to settle down in 1 area as farmers. Next, was the Industrial Revolution this revolution

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    V. Gordon Childe explains them as; The Neolithic Revolution, The Urban Revolution and The Industrial Revolution. (Harris 1994) These revolutions mark monumental periods in human history. Each thought to be a tremendous benefit to the survival of humankind. However, when all of the evidence is taken into account, especially regarding the Neolithic revolution, it would appear that there is significant detriment to the survival of the human race. The Neolithic, the first of the revolutions, which is

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