Lesson 3 Vocab/ Studyguide Flashcards
agriculture
the business of farming; growing crops and raising animals
Catal Hoyuk
a Neolithic town discovered in central Turkey
domesticate
to train a wild animal to be useful to humans
efficiently
Working well; producing very little waste
enabled
To provide the means or ability to do something
Fertile Crescent
An arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
major
Very important
Neolithic Age
The later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.
nomad
one who moves from place to place with no permanent home
Paleolithic Age
The first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.
rectangular
having the shape of a rectangle
resource
Something that can be used to fulfill a need
temporary
For a limited time
trade
the business of buying and selling or exchanging items
Name the change that began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.
Learned how to raise animals and grow crops for food.
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
By hunting and gathering
The Fertile Crescent was the site of many early settlements because the _____ was good for crops
Fertile land
The greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals was they had a _____
Reliable food supply
Animals that were domesticated for meat and milk were ______.
Cattle, goats, and sheep
Archaeologists have found houses in which the doorways were built high up on the walls. The most likely reason for this is people wanted to be safe from ______.
Protection from wild animals
Archaeologists have found decorated pottery and polished stones. This suggested that Neolithic people cared about _________.
Beauty to themselves and there creations
Communities allowed the Neolithic people to organize themselves to work _______.
More efficiently
The______
of jobs led to better ways of doing things.
Specialization
Why did the people of the Paleolithic live in temporary shelters?
They had to wander place to place looking for food.
