1. Neolithic Revolution & Rise of Civilizations

2. Neolithic Revolution
Some hunters & gatherers were advanced, but were never able to develop complex societies because they had to migrate to find food
Early humans were nomadic hunters & gatherers & had to move around to find their food

4. Neolithic Revolution Farming changed the way humans lived:
Around 8,000 B.C., the Neolithic Revolution occurred & early humans discovered how to farm & domesticate animals
People no longer had to be nomads
Food surpluses led to population increases
Farming villages became established along river valleys for their good soil & irrigation

5. Neolithic Revolution: Spread of Agriculture

6. Around 3,000 B.C., some farming villages became complex civilizations.
Neolithic Revolution
Around 3,000 B.C., some farming villages became complex civilizations. ?
Advanced cities

8. River Valley Civilizations
The discovery of farming during the Neolithic Revolution allowed nomadic people to settle into civilizations

9. The world’s first civilizations all began in river valleys
The first civilization began in an area known as Mesopotamia