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Click on a hyperlink to view the corresponding slides. Chapter Introduction Section 1 Early Humans Section 2 The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization Chapter Summary Chapter Assessment Click on a hyperlink to view the corresponding slides. Contents

The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization Main Idea Systematic agriculture brought about major economic, political, and social changes for early humans.  Key Terms Neolithic Revolution  Bronze Age  culture  civilization  monarch systematic agriculture  domestication  artisan  Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-1

The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization People to Identify Mesoamericans  priest  Places to Locate Jericho  Çatal Hüyük Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-2

The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization Preview Questions What changes occurred during the Neolithic Revolution that made the development of cities possible?  How did systematic agriculture spread in different areas of the world? Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-3

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Early civilizations’ food surpluses were made possible by a variety of agricultural innovations. Among these was the crossbreeding of crops. In the Indus Valley, for example, crossing local goatsface grass with Western Asiatic enmer wheat produced bread-wheat. Section 2-6

The Neolithic Revolution Human survival depends on the systematic growing and storing of food, an accomplishment of the people of the Neolithic Age.  After the end of the last Ice Age (8,000 B.C.), the Neolithic Revolution began.  The word neolithic is Greek for “new stone.”  The revolution was a change from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture. (pages 27–30) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-7

The Neolithic Revolution (cont.) Systematic agriculture means planting crops and domesticating (taming) animals for food, clothing, and work.  Some historians believe that this agricultural revolution was the single most important event in human history.  The ability to acquire food regularly gave humans greater control over their environment and made it possible to give up nomadic ways of life for settling into communities, a step vital for the development of civilization. (pages 27–30) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-8

The Neolithic Revolution (cont.) Systematic agriculture developed all over the world between 8,000 and 5,000 B.C.  Mesoamericans (inhabitants of present-day Mexico and Central America), for example, grew beans, squash, and maize (corn).  Systematic agriculture gave rise to permanent settlements, which historians call Neolithic farming villages.  One was Jericho, in Palestine.  The largest was Çatal Hüyük, in present-day Turkey. (pages 27–30) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-9

The Neolithic Revolution (cont.) Archaeologists found 12 products that were grown in Çatal Hüyük and evidence of widespread domestication of animals.  Because of increased food production and storage, people had more food than they needed.  These surpluses allowed some people to do work other than farming.  Artisans made such things as jewelry and weapons. These items fostered trade. (pages 27–30) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 2-10

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