Neolithic Revolution

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agricultural revolution major transition in human history prehistoric event

The Neolithic Revolution was the prehistoric transition during which human societies shifted from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled agriculture, leading to the rise of villages, population growth, and the foundations of complex civilizations.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Neolithic Revolution canonical	4
Agricultural Revolution	1
First Agricultural Revolution	1
Neolithic period	1
Neolithic revolution	1
Neolithic transition	1
The Agricultural Revolution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742179 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Neolithic Revolution
Context triple: [Holocene, containsEvent, Neolithic Revolution]

A. Agricultural Revolution in Britain
The Agricultural Revolution in Britain was a period of major changes in farming techniques, land use, and rural society that dramatically increased agricultural productivity and supported rapid population and industrial growth.
B. Stone Age
The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
C. Paleo-Indian period
The Paleo-Indian period is the earliest known phase of human habitation in the Americas, characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer groups who used distinctive stone tools to hunt now-extinct megafauna.
D. Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was an ancient era characterized by the widespread use of bronze tools and weapons, early urbanization, and the emergence of complex societies across regions including the Near East, where the Hebrews lived.
E. Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a transformative period from the late 18th to 19th centuries marked by the shift from agrarian, handcraft economies to industrial, machine-based manufacturing and rapid technological, social, and economic change.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Neolithic Revolution
Target entity description: The Neolithic Revolution was the prehistoric transition during which human societies shifted from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled agriculture, leading to the rise of villages, population growth, and the foundations of complex civilizations.

A. Agricultural Revolution in Britain
The Agricultural Revolution in Britain was a period of major changes in farming techniques, land use, and rural society that dramatically increased agricultural productivity and supported rapid population and industrial growth.
B. Stone Age
The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
C. Paleo-Indian period
The Paleo-Indian period is the earliest known phase of human habitation in the Americas, characterized by nomadic hunter-gatherer groups who used distinctive stone tools to hunt now-extinct megafauna.
D. Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was an ancient era characterized by the widespread use of bronze tools and weapons, early urbanization, and the emergence of complex societies across regions including the Near East, where the Hebrews lived.
E. Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a transformative period from the late 18th to 19th centuries marked by the shift from agrarian, handcraft economies to industrial, machine-based manufacturing and rapid technological, social, and economic change.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	agricultural revolution ⓘ major transition in human history ⓘ prehistoric event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Agricultural Revolution ⓘ linked to: Neolithic Revolution First Agricultural Revolution ⓘ linked to: Neolithic Revolution
alsoOccurredIndependentlyInRegion	Andes ⓘ China ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
characterizedBy	development of ground stone tools ⓘ development of permanent settlements ⓘ development of pottery ⓘ development of weaving ⓘ domestication of animals ⓘ domestication of plants ⓘ emergence of complex societies ⓘ food surplus production ⓘ increased social stratification ⓘ population growth ⓘ rise of villages ⓘ transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture ⓘ
firstOccurredInRegion	Fertile Crescent ⓘ Southwest Asia ⓘ linked to: Middle East
hasKeySite	Abu Hureyra ⓘ Jarmo ⓘ Jericho ⓘ Çatalhöyük ⓘ
involvedDomesticatedAnimal	cattle ⓘ dogs ⓘ goats ⓘ pigs ⓘ sheep ⓘ
involvedDomesticatedPlant	barley ⓘ lentils ⓘ maize ⓘ peas ⓘ rice ⓘ wheat ⓘ
ledTo	changes in gender roles ⓘ deforestation in some regions ⓘ development of cities ⓘ development of states ⓘ foundations of civilization ⓘ increased disease burden ⓘ intensive land use ⓘ more complex social hierarchies ⓘ private property concepts ⓘ specialization of labor ⓘ trade networks expansion ⓘ
occurredInPeriod	Neolithic ⓘ
proposedBy	Vere Gordon Childe ⓘ
startedApproximateDate	circa 10000 BCE ⓘ circa 12,000 years ago ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	anthropology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ history ⓘ
termCoinedBy	Vere Gordon Childe ⓘ
termCoinedInYear	1936 ⓘ

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