We were previously working on the Paleolithic period , in which the societies were characterized by a way of life based on the hunting and the collection. We saw "when and where" these men lived; and also "how they lived".Now we find a new stage of the prehistory , the period Neolithic .Man becomes a farmer, and from this there will be very radical changes in the history of humanity .
Illustration representing women working in the agriculture
Temporary Location
It is considered that the beginning of agriculture was around 10,000 BC at that time, there was a great climate change on Earth.It was the end of the glaciation : removal of ice, rising temperature and rising sea and ocean level.
The historical period that is associated with The first farmer societies is the " Neolithic ".This period begins around 8,000 BC and extends until 3,000 BC (when considered ending prehistory).
Spatial Location
The transition from hunting and collection to the way of life based on agriculture and livestock was produced independently in different parts of the world.
Map of the" Crescent Fertilizer "
Started in the Near East , in the regions of: the Mesopotamia of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers ( Iraq ), Lift ( Lebanon , Israel , Syria ), Anatolia ( Turkey and Armenia ) and the Valley of the Nile River ( Egypt ).This region is called " Fertile Crescent " because of its shape.
Here there were ideal weather conditions for the growth of the cereals. The area was crossed by important rivers that provided the necessary water for new activities.
agriculture and breeding of animals subsequently emerged in China , India, Europe and America .
Located in time and space, let's see in our next article how this great change in the history of Humanity occurs: the invention of agriculture .
Sources:
ES 1, Social Sciences, at: abc portal
Universal History 1.Prehistory and first civilizations .Barcelona, editorial Sol 90, 2004.
Images:
Illustration they represent ta women working in agriculture , on Google
Map of the "Crescent Fertilizer", on Wikipedia
Spikes of Wheat , on Google
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