Module Overview
Learn about one of the single most important developments in human history — the transition from a way of life based on hunting and gathering to an economy based on raising domesticated plants and animals.
Essay
Framing the Issues
- Domestication of Plants and Animals in Global Perspective
- The Consequences of Sedentism: What Happens When Mobile Hunter-gatherers Settle Down?
Examining Stereotypes
Image Resource Bank
During the early Neolithic period, Jarmo is believed to have had a population of 150-200 people occupying 20-30 houses like this one, spread over an area of 1.3 hectares (3.2 acres). [IMAGE GALLERY]
Learning Resources
Gil Stein
Director of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Classroom Connections
LESSON 1: Rise of Urban Civilization
LESSON 2: Tools and Art of Neolithic Peoples
