1. The Neolithic Revolution = The Development of Agriculture (farming) c
The Neolithic Revolution = The Development of Agriculture (farming) c. 10,000 B.C.

2. BEFORE Agriculture
Hunting and Gathering

3. The domestication of plants
AFTER Agriculture
The domestication of plants

4. The domestication of plants
AFTER Agriculture
The domestication of plants

5. What caused the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture?
1. Climate change
2. Decline in big game for hunting
3. Availability of wild plants for domestication

6. What makes a civilization a civilization?
Cities serve as administrative centers.
Political systems based on control of a defined territory (with borders).
Job specialization
Status systems (mainly based on wealth).
Monumental buildings.
A system for keeping records.
Long-distance trade.
Major advances in science and art.

7. River Valley Civilizations

8. Ancient Israel