From Paleolithic to Neolithic: The Transition to Agriculture

The development of agriculture and the movement from a Paleolithic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a Neolithic domestic society has long been considered the greatest development in human history. Agriculture was developed around 7000 BC and its involvement spread widely in Africa and throughout Europe. Colonists began to settle along the rivers to create agricultural societies, where there were livestock and cattle. Agriculture was introduced to Greece between 6000 and 5000 BC, where they settled on the plains to raise sheep and goats and starve for wheat.

Through trade and commerce in the Mediterranean Sea, this new innovation spread to present-day Spain and from there north to the rest of Europe, including England. Without the need to search for food from place to place, cities and societies began to sprout. In the Paleolithic age of man there were few societies, because the necessity of migrating from one place to another kept the social framework close. There was no need for material possessions, as the nomads carried only what they needed in small groups, which were little more than a few families.

Established civilizations began to establish large, complex trade networks. The rural and domestic way of life spread and adapted rapidly throughout the world, spreading from Africa to Asia to the Americas. With the first settlements and kingdoms, war also organized for the first time as full agricultural communities grew and became more densely populated and expanding it is necessary The campaign became an inherent part of agricultural economic strategies. There was increased competition for technology that improved agricultural efficiency. The established states would fight for raw resources like copper which used to create copper. Copper tools made it easier to dig the ground and improved the efficiency of the crops that were cultivated in Greece.

Copper also had significance outside of agriculture. While copper was being smelted for agriculture, other industries were also developed using copper. Copper also found its use in ornaments and ornaments that were used in ceremonies and rituals by the ancient Greeks. After the results of the copper smelting, European and Asian companies expected a major development, which would improve the efficiency of agriculture. Iron and bronze were cultivated and used in metallurgy and warfare. With so many improvements in agriculture, the system of food was so great that heaps of food could be made. This great increase in surplus food began a sharp increase in population and the development of great kingdoms and empires. in no more than a few years he would begin to make war on the most valuable natural aids: the land which was used to grow crops or houses, the population increased from the efficiency of agriculture.

Source:
Ancient Europe: Encyclopedia Of The Barbarian World by Peter Bogucki and Pam Crabtree.

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