- What is the Neolithic revolution? (1 mark)
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- Explain TWO consequences of the Neolithic revolution. (4 marks)
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a. → The Neolithic revolution refers to the beginning of agriculture
→ It occurred about 10’000 years ago and includes the first instances of cultivating crops and domesticating animals.
b. The Neolithic Revolution
→ The Neolithic revolution heavily influenced the evolution of the human race, as well as the impacted ecosystems and related flora and fauna.
→ One immediate impact was an increase in human populations. The beginning of agriculture helped remove a gathering lifestyle and provided an abundance of available food, leading to the first instances of villages and towns.
→ Another impact is soil erosion; the removal of the top soil layer due to removing deep-rooted vegetation. The top layer of soil provides many organic matter with essential minerals and its removal can majorly disrupt entire ecosystems. This also developed into a major problem in todays agriculture, deforestation.
a. → The Neolithic revolution refers to the beginning of agriculture
→ It occurred about 10’000 years ago and includes the first instances of cultivating crops and domesticating animals.
b. The Neolithic Revolution
→ The Neolithic revolution heavily influenced the evolution of the human race, as well as the impacted ecosystems and related flora and fauna.
→ One immediate impact was an increase in human populations. The beginning of agriculture helped remove a gathering lifestyle and provided an abundance of available food, leading to the first instances of villages and towns.
→ Another impact is soil erosion; the removal of the top soil layer due to removing deep-rooted vegetation. The top layer of soil provides many organic matter with essential minerals and its removal can majorly disrupt entire ecosystems. This also developed into a major problem in todays agriculture, deforestation.