The Neolithic Revolution: The Cradle Of Civilization

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The term civilization refers to what is considered the most advanced stage of structure and social development. One of the biggest shifts that forever changed the fate of the human race was the event of the Neolithic Revolution. The Neolithic Age began sometime between 10,000 and 7,000 B.C.E. The Neolithic Revolution is thought to have been triggered by a shift in climate that allowed peoples in the right locations to begin experimenting with early forms of agriculture. It is important to note that this revolution was not limited to the Cradle of Civilization: the change occurred at approximately the same time period the world over, wherever circumstance was right: for example, peoples all across Mesoamerica began to shift at the same time as others on the opposite side of the world, throughout Asia. When something as world changing as this occurs, there is bound to be a plethora of effects, both expected and unexpected. Imagine you lead a group of Neolithic people. You no longer have to move around to feed them; the newer, more effective way requires staying in one place. You start planting specific …show more content…

After the Great Flood, eastern peoples settle together in the in “Shinar”, a plain. Not wanting to be split up again, the people gather together and build a tower so tall it will touch the heavens. This action does not appease their God, so in response he destroys their tower and ‘confuses’ their languages; mayhaps this action is taken so that they may not have another such scheme. This is the story of the Tower of Babel. It’s name is thought to have originated from the Hebrew term “balal” which can be interpreted as to “jumble” The supposed location of the tower itself is quite interesting linguistically as it is relatively near the boundary of the northern Eurasian (Indo-European) languages and southern Arabian-African (Afroasiatic)

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