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9000 BCE
Middle East
The Neolithic Era starts in the Middle or Near East. It is a time when people move from the hunting and gathering stage and start settling down in one location. They discover that seeds can be planted so crops can grow. -
Period: 9000 BCE to 3000 BCE
tools
Some of the tools that are used during this time are sickles or curved cutting knives made of flint, and axes and hammers made of polished stone. Early millstones called querns are made of two pieces of stone and are used to grind grains into flour. -
8000 BCE
Domestication.
Some of the tools that are used during this time are sickles or curved cutting knives made of flint, and axes and hammers made of polished stone. Early millstones called querns are made of two pieces of stone and are used to grind grains into flour. -
6500 BCE
linen
Animals, such as sheep and goats, are herded and raised as food sources. Eventually, pigs and cattle are domesticated as well. -
6000 BCE
Çatal Höyük
In south-central Asia Minor, the community of Çatal Höyük develops. Wheat, vegetables, and barley are grown. The area is full of volcanic rock obsidian, which is used to make sharp blade tools and weapons. Houses are made with bricks of mud and straw -
Central America.
Agriculture begins in some areas of Central America. Pottery is made in Mexico which is used to store food. -
Mesopotamia and Egypt
As farming areas expand, a need for irrigation grows. Early methods are used in Mesopotamia near the Tigris and Euphrates and in Egypt near the Nile River where the people can't always rely on the rivers to flood to bring water to the crops. -
Indus Valley
The large fertile area of the Indus Valley in Ancient India is perfect for early food production. Wheat and barley and other cereals are early crops.