Humans Try to Control Nature Development of new technology, artistic skills, and agriculture

Early Advances ____________: people who moved from place to place in search of _______ _________________: people who depend on _______ and collecting plants for food _____: stone, ___, and wood for knives, fish hooks and chisels.

Art Made necklaces, carved sculptures and created _____ paintings-mostly of ______ Made paint from charcoal, mud, and _________

Agriculture _________________ or Agricultural Revolution-changes resulting in the beginnings of _____. One of the greatest __________ in history.

How and why…. Mostly likely due to ________ changes- as temps rose it provided better ________ seasons As__________ grew- hunter- gatherers were under more pressure to find _____…______ became a good idea Farming gave a ______ food source

Early Farming Methods ____________: cut trees or grasses and burned them to clear the field. The _____ fertilize the soil. After a few years of planting- the method is _____. ____________ animals to help with farming-sheep, goats, camels

Villages Grow and Prosper Farming developed in _____ places – river valleys Africa- ________ China- Huang He (yellow river) Mexico and Central America- corn, beans, and _____ ______- Central Andes- tomatoes, white potatoes

Civilization Villages grow into _____-invention of new tools made farming easier-yielded more ______ ________________: developed irrigation systems, the wheel, sailboats ____________: special groups of workers formed, social classes developed, religion more organized ( many gods, centered on nature, animal spirits, and afterlife)

Civilization Sumer: believed to be the 1 st 5 characteristics: 1.________________ 2.Specialized workers 3.______________ 4.Record keeping 5._______________

Advanced Cities A ______ is a center of trade for a larger area, not just a large population of _______ Farmers, _________, and traders, brought goods to the market in the city.

Specialized Workers ____________: development of skills in a specific work __________: skilled workers who make goods by hand Examples: ______, pottery, jewelry, weaponry

Complex Institutions Est. _________ to maintain order _________: build temples and had priests _________: food and trade centers

Record Keeping Tax collections _____ Religious events _____ and payments Developed a system of writing- used ______(pro record keepers) ______: system of writing using symbols

Technology ___ drawn plows Irrigation systems _____ wheels for jugs, plates, bowls ______: melted copper and tin to fashion tools and weapons-known as the ____________