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Vocabulary Early Agriculture Cities and Civilization The MayaPotpourri 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Costs and Benefits of Farming
This term means taming plants and animals to be useful to humans.
What is “domesticate”?
This term refers to the practice or science of farming.
What is “agriculture”?
The Maya and the Egyptians built this triangular structure with a flat bottom.
What is a “pyramid”?
Name given to a society that has cities, well- organized government and specialized workers.
What is a “civilization”?
The production, distribution and use of goods and services.
What is an “economy”?
Although this was one of the oldest farming villages, it was not considered a city.
What is “Çatalhüyük”?
People learned to modify this to attract more animals and encourage the growth of plants for food.
What is the “environment”?
This may have spread from one place to another, or may have developed in several places at the same time.
What is “farming” or “agriculture”?
Early people had to consider these carefully before choosing whether to farm.
What are “costs and benefits”?
Plants and animals that people raised produced these that could be spun into thread and yarn.
What are “fibers”?
The way of life that some unsuccessful farmers returned to.
What is “hunting and gathering”?
Compared to hunting and gathering, farming required much less of this important resource.
What is “land”?
What farmers could now build because they were no longer nomadic.
What are “permanent homes”?
Farmers had to guard these against wild animals, birds, and thieving humans.
What are “crops”?
This could happen to a farm family whose crops have failed.
What is “starve”?
Many early civilizations were located in this geographical feature.
What are “river valleys”?
This place is known to be the world’s first true city.
What is “Uruk?”
In addition to farming, people in cities did this as a way to make a living.
What is “trade”?
This feature of civilization means people do different kinds of work for a living.
What is “job specialization”?
This feature of civilization allows historians to know more about ancient people.
What is “writing”?
The name given to the geographical region that includes southern Mexico and northern Central America.
What is “Mesoamerica”?
The type of eco- system in which the Maya civilization developed.
What is “tropical rainforest”?
Studying this science allowed the Maya to plot the movements of the sun, the moon and the planet Venus.
What is “astronomy”?
Advanced mathematics led the Maya to discover this concept ahead of other civilizations.
What is the “zero”?
Their job was to assist the ruler with ceremonies and to mark time.
Who were the “priests”?
Using astronomy and mathematics, the Maya made these very accurately.
What are “calendars”?
The name given to the time period in which people switched to farming from hunting and gathering
What is the “Agricultural Revolution.”
This feature of civilization had to do with the person’s status or rank in the society.
What are “social classes”?
This climate change occurred about 12,000 years ago as the last Ice Age ended.
What is “global warming”?
This feature of civilization made decisions, enforced rules, and managed resources.
What is “government”?
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This was needed before any society could specialize in jobs and begin to develop civilization.
What is a “food surplus”?