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Approximate Year: 9000 B.C. Location:Middle East (Around 9,000 B.C.). Event:The Neolithic Era starts in the Middle or Near East. It is a time when people move from the hunting and gathering stage and start settling down in one location. They discover that seeds can be planted so crops can grow.
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Approximate Year:9000 B.C. Location:Eastern Asia Minor (Around 9,000 - 8,000 B.C.).Event:As the people settle on the land, they begin to find ways to store their foods. Clay pots and jars are made, and pits are dug into the ground to store grains. As new methods are used to produce and store foods, the more a community grows.
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Approximate Year:6500 B.C. Location: Çatal Höyük Event:Flax is grown. People eventually learn how to make it into the cloth known as linen that is used for clothing.
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Approximate Year: 6000 B.C. Location: Çatal Höyük Event: In south central Asia Minor, the community of Çatal Höyük develops. Wheat, vegetables, and barley are grown. The area is full of the volcanic rock obsidian, which is used to make sharp blade tools and weapons. Houses are made with bricks of mud and straw.
