The Neolithic Revolution

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The Neolithic Revolution
Foundations Lesson 2
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Main Ideas

• Revolution fundamental change
• History hinges on major transitionscan be
  positive or negative
• Rise of farming led to dramatic changes in human
  life
• Rise of agriculture not universal

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
Self- Actualization
Esteem
Love/Belongingness
Safety
Physiological
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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

• Some key aspects of Maslow
• Each level somewhat dependant on the previous
  level(s)
• Upper-levels of hierarchy more civilized
• All the liberty in the world doesnt matter if
  a man cant find food to eat.
• How does man get past Level 1?

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The Neolithic Revolution

• Also 1st Agricultural Revolution
• Begins around 10,000 B.C.E.most successful in
  river valleys
• Occurs exclusively in a global belt between the
  Tropic of Cancer the Tropic of Capricorn

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Guns, Germs, Steel

• Jared Diamond, environmental physiologist, UCLA
• The Question Why do Western peoples have so
  much cargo? (and thus come to control the
  world)
• The Thesis Progress is directly correlated to
  environment.

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The Process
Occurs in the worlds temperate zone
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The Process
Abundance of species, most of which propagate
easily
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The Process
Of available species, some are domesticable
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The Process
Domestication leads to food surpluses storage
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The Process
More food more people! Development of complex
societies
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Ancillary Factors

• Disease Immunity
• proximity to animals
• densely populated societies
• Complex Societies
• Specialization of Labor
• Technology
• Due to specialization

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The Results

• By 3000 B.C.E., large agricultural societies were
  thriving in river valleys
• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• India
• China
• Mesoamerica (1000 B.C.E.)

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HOMEWORK!!

• Read excerpt from Diamonds Guns, Germs, Steel
• Make sure you understand the flow chart from pg.
  87compare with Process from notes
• Hi-lite key points relating to the chart