9th grade reviw- Neolithic revolution

The Neolithic Revolution is the term for the first agricultural revolution, describing the transition from hunting and gathering to Agriculture, as first adopted by various independent prehistoric Human societies in various locations. The term refers to both the general time period over which these initial developments took place and the subsequent changes to Neolithic Human societies which either resulted from, or are associated with, the adoption of early farming techniques and crop cultivation. The first agricultural revolution spurred major social changes, including an increasing popular density, the organization of a society, specialization in non-agricultural crafts, such as clay figurine making in Catalhoyuk, standing armies, barter, and trade and the expansion of human "control" over nature.