Think of a place you could call home. This was impossible before the Neolithic revolution. During the Paleolithic era, which spanned from the beginning of human life until around 10,000 BCE, people were nomadic. They lived in groups and spent most of their time hunting and gathering food. However, around 10,000 BCE, people began farming and domesticating animals. This period is known as the Neolithic Revolution. The Neolithic revolution would not have occurred with the development of agriculture, followed by a specialization of jobs and the development of more sophisticated technologies. First of all, human life has been totally transformed by the cultivation of the land. Around 10,000 BCE, humans began farming and taming animals. This was a radical change from the old system of hunting and gathering. As a result, permanent settlements were established. This new method of growing food was so efficient that it produced a surplus of food. One of the most well-known agricultural methods was slash-and-burn farming. The slash-and-burn technique essentially involves burning a forest and using the ashes of a tree as iron....