Neolithic By REIDsESS 9000 BCE People start settling down in 1 place Period: 9000 BCE to 3000 BCE Neolithic 8000 BCE Farming begins 7000 BCE Animals raised as food sources 6500 BCE material named flax is grown and begins to make clothes 5000 BCE In south asia the community of catal hoyuk begins to grow vegtables wheat and barley 4999 BCE Farming areas expand farming spreads and farming communities develop 2800 We start to move into the copper age 3000 Agriculture begins in some areas of central europe 4499 more areas start farming such as europe 4500 The plow replaces the digging stick to dig and plant more items