Answer to Question #199586 in History for Amiya

Question

Why does the author call the Neolithic Period the “first economic revolution in the history of man ?

Answer 1

The Neolithic Revolution, also known as the Agricultural Revolution, was a period in human history when small nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers gave way to bigger agricultural communities and early civilization. It was called the first economic revolution in the history of man because, The Neolithic Era started when some groups of humanity abandoned their nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyles in favor of agriculture. It may have taken hundreds, if not thousands, of years for people to completely move from subsisting on wild plants to cultivating tiny gardens and then big agricultural fields. Neolithic farmers chose crops that were easy to harvest. When ripe, wild wheat, for example, falls to the ground and shatters. For simpler harvesting, early people selected wheat that remained on the stem.