The neolithic revolution charged society by providing surplus

food

Explanation:

The Neolithic revolution was the term coined by Australian historian V Gordon Childe.  According to him, the agriculture started in the Middle East around the area known as Fertile Crescent. while earlier humans lived in bands of small hunter-gatherers, with neolithic revolution they began to live in settled communities. It started around 10,000 BC. Later humans in other parts also started growing crops. Breeding of animals also became important once the humans started to settle. There are a myriad of theories that explain why humans started agriculture. The time period of the neolithic revolution in different parts of the world varies.

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