People lived more towards lakes and rivers instead of caves, and tree trunks. This led to the change of the jobs of the society. Unlike <span>Palaeolithic</span> time's, man could have more leisure time to spend. This led him to broaden the society he was living in and led to increased populations in the Neolithic Age. The more people there were the more discovery man made during this time. The invention of agriculture led to the settled life. Since man no longer needed to roam, all they had to do was put a seed in the ground and watch it grow. Tool and weaponry became more advanced, and pottery and the potters wheel was invented.
Mesopotamia was known for being in vicinity to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. This allowed them to use an extensive amount of trade routes to modern day Turkey and Iran, as well as getting closer to where Asian and European traders were.
This, in turn gave them access to resources that they otherwise would not be able to find in their own territory, such as certain metals and wood.
B. It would increase the standard of living. Countries with higher literacy rates have higher standards of living.
