6th Millennium BC - Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

• c. 6000 BC: Cycladic people started to use a coarse, poor-quality local clay to make a variety of objects.
• c. 6000 BC: Brick building was taking place at modern-day Çatalhöyük, Turkey.
• Agriculture appears in the valley of the Nile.
• Rice cultivated in Asia.
• c. 6000–5000 BC: Wine is created for the first time in Persia.
• c. 5000 BC: Agriculture began in the Americas perhaps this early, in complete isolation from the Old World.
• Artifacts of stone were supplemented by those of metal, and the crafts of basketry, pottery, weaving (Africa).
• Dead were buried in a fetal position, surrounded by the burial offerings and artifacts, facing west (Africa).
• Decorated, black-topped clay pots and vases; bone and ivory combs, figurines, and tableware, are found in great numbers (Africa).
• Jewelry of all types and materials (Africa).
• Objects began to be made not only with a function, but also with an aesthetic value. (Africa)
• Organized, permanent settlements focused around agriculture. (Africa)