
Cultural Continuum
Hunters
Herders
and
and
Gatherers
Farmers Civilization
|________________|___________________|
| Nomads
|
Sedentary
Villages |
Cities - Large Population |
| Egalitarian
|
Egalitarian |
Specialized Workers
- Stratified Society |
| Small Population
|
Growing
Population |
Complex Institutions -
Government |
|
Ad Hoc Leadership |
Ad Hoc
Leadership |
Record Keeping -
Writing System |
| Non-literate |
Non-literate |
Advanced Technology |
| |
|
Surplus Agriculture |
| |
|
Monumental Architecture
-Temples |
To get from Hunters
and Gatherers, people invented agriculture. This is
called the Agricultural Revolution.
This change
allowed people to settle down and have a growing population.
These additional changes comprise the Neolithic Revolution.
To get from Herders and Farmers to Civilization, people
literally invented the characteristics of Civilization.
This process is called the Urban Revolution. |