History Chapter 3 Flashcards
List some of the earliest animals domsticated
Pigs
Goats
Cows
Sheep
What major changes took place during the Neolithic Age
Systematic farming and the ability to farm and produce their own food
Why do many historians consider the agricultural revolution the most important event in human history
People began to farm and stay in one place and settled communities
What is the 8000 BC farming village in what is now, modern day Israel and Jordan?
Jericho
Why did the population increase during the Agricultural Revolution?
Opportunity of trading, farming and specialty jobs were established within the community
Why did specialized artisans emerge during the Agricultural Revolution
Special jobs and talents were growing as well as opportunity for trading
What were the four great river valley civilizations that emerged during the Bronze Age
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
Why did religion emerge in the Bronze Age
To explain the forces of nature and role of humans, and to worship their gods
