"Long before the rule of pharaohs, Egyptians grew wheat and barley and raised pigs, goats, sheep and cattle. Spotty evidence had suggested that agriculture was practiced there more than 7,000 years ago, two millenniums earlier than the first royal dynasties..." - John Noble Wilford, New York Times Which period in history is referred to in this excerpt?

The Neolithic Revolution is believed to have began around 10000 B.C.E in the Middle East. It is one the first revolution that occurred in the human history. During this period, the transition of humans' nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to settled and established societies took place. It is also known as first Agricultural Revolution.

Humans during this period began cultivating lands and rearing domestic animals for food and survival. Eventually, small villages and societies grew around fertile lands and historical evidences show that these establishments occurred even before the great civilisations began around 5000 B.C.E.