Humans Try to Control Nature Chapter 1 section 2

Key Terms Nomad Hunter-gatherer Neolithic revolution Slash-and-burn farming Domestication

Early Advances in Art and Technology Nomads- people who move from place to place Hunter-gathers- hunted animals and collected plant foods Made spears Digging sticks Stone, bone, wood for tools

Beginnings of Agriculture Neolithic revolution-the discovery of agriculture Shift from food gathering to food production Rising worldwide temperatures Rich supply of grain farming Steady source of food

Beginnings of Agriculture Slash-and-burn farming- cut down trees and burn them to clear fields Ashes fertilize the fields Plant crops for one or two years Move to different field Trees and grass grow repeat

Domestication of Animals Domestication- taming of animals Horses, dogs, goats, pigs Use to drive animals off a ravine Jarmo- birthplace of agriculture Zagros mountains “Iraq” Wheat, barley, goats, pigs, sheep, horses

Villages Grow and Prosper Africa Nile river Grow wheat, barley China Huang River Millet, wild rice Mexico and Central America Corn, beans squash

Catal Huyuk 8000 years ago 5,000 to 6,000 people 1000 dwellings Raised sheep and cattle Highly skilled workers Flood, fire, drought, disease could destroy a village