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12,000 BCE
The first agricultural revolution began
The first agricultural revolution began in the ancient Near East (southwest of Asia, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Red Sea, Pursian Gulf, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Cyprus, Iraq, western Iran, Egypt). Wheat was cultivated at sites in Levant. -
Period: 12,000 BCE to 3000 BCE
Neolithic Revolution
these 8 events are important in the neolithic revolution -
9000 BCE
farming begins in Asia
Farming begins in the eastern part of Asia Minor or the southwestern part of Asia. Seeds are cultivated and animals are domesticated. People start setting up villages and small communities. -
9000 BCE
The Neolithic Era starts in the Middle or Near 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. -
8000 BCE
wheat is grown
wheat is grown in the middle east-the first cereal cultivated by man. -
7000 BCE
barley is cultivated
Barley is cultivated in the middle east. -
6500 BCE
the most extensive surviving example of a Neolithic town
Catal Huyuk, in Anatolia, is the most extensive surviving example of a Neolithic town -
5000 BCE
farming spreads to many areas
Farming spreads to many areas, from western Greece to Hungary, the Balkans, Crete, and parts of Italy. Sailing ships take farming ideas to Sicily, southern France, North Africa, Malta, Portugal, and Spain. It also moves south into Africa from Egypt and the Sudan. -
3000 BCE
agriculture begin in some of central America
Agriculture begin in some of Central America. Pottery is made in Mexico which is used to store food
