chapter 2 neolithic period

Neolithic Period

A period of prehistory that began about 10,000 years ago, characterized by the development of farming, animal domestication, pottery making, weaving, and metalworking.

Near East

The region from Egypt to Mesopotamia where farming and herding began, leading to the cultivation of food-producing plants, domestication of animals, and the development of villages.

Villages in Neolithic Era

Permanent settlements built by farming peoples to be near their crops and store food, allowing for the development of specialized skills like toolmaking, pottery, and weaving.

Catal Hüyük

A Neolithic settlement providing insights into village life, characterized by rectangular houses, decorated buildings, religious significance in art, burial practices, and skilled artisans engaging in trade.

New Technology in Neolithic Era

Innovations such as pottery baking, stone tool grinding, plows pulled by oxen, wool spinning, looms, the wheel, the sail, and the Bronze Age metalworking with copper and tin to create bronze tools and weapons.