Book contents
- The Evolution of Everything
- The Evolution of Everything
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Part I Introduction to the Scientific Perspective on the Past
- Part II Science and History
- Chapter 16: The Neolithic
- Chapter 17: States and Nations
- Chapter 18: Religion and Philosophy
- Chapter 19: The Enlightenment
- Chapter 20: The Industrial Revolution
- Chapter 21: Economics
- Chapter 22: Globalism
- Chapter 23: Modernity
- Chapter 24: Prospects for the Future
- Additional Readings
- Index
Chapter 16: - The Neolithic
from Part II - Science and History
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2022
- The Evolution of Everything
- The Evolution of Everything
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Part I Introduction to the Scientific Perspective on the Past
- Part II Science and History
- Chapter 16: The Neolithic
- Chapter 17: States and Nations
- Chapter 18: Religion and Philosophy
- Chapter 19: The Enlightenment
- Chapter 20: The Industrial Revolution
- Chapter 21: Economics
- Chapter 22: Globalism
- Chapter 23: Modernity
- Chapter 24: Prospects for the Future
- Additional Readings
- Index
Summary
The transition from a foraging lifestyle to structured political systems is one of the most momentous changes in the history of our species. This chapter reviews the various parameters that changed as a result of the transition to agriculture, including health, wealth, and power structures. There are a considerable number of debates over this transition, as researchers studying health, violence, political and personal power, and gender equity have studied it, with significant political implications in disciplines such as anthropology, economics, political science, and gender studies.
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- The Evolution of EverythingThe Patterns and Causes of Big History, pp. 223 - 238Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022