Chapter 1 - Overview Flashcards
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What was the Neolithic Revolution?
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The beginnings of farming and agriculture.
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What was the Neolithic Age?
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Part of the New Stone Age, where people grew crops and raised animals.
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What are some of the key differences between agricultural villages and civilizations?
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- More crops are being produced vs. start of agriculture
- Wheel and sail invented; new inventions vs. the beginnings of technology and creating tools
- Buying food vs. growing it
- Specific jobs vs. working to survive
- Social classes vs. everyone equal
- More organized religion vs. less organized religion
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Artifacts
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Man-made objects.
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The Five Characteristics of Civilization
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- Advanced Cities
- Advanced Technology
- Specialized Workers
- Record Keeping
- Complex Institutions
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How did the Agricultural/Neolithic Revolution radically alter life for early humans?
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- People no longer had to move around from place to place to find food; they could grow it themselves.
- Hunters and fishers weren’t the only ones who could provide food; others could farm and plant crops.
- Domesticated animals provided a constant source of food.
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Technology
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The ways humans apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs.
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Culture
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People’s unique way of doing things; a way of life.
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What was the Paleolithic Age?
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The earlier part of the Stone Age, where tools were invented.
