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Humans Try to Control Nature
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Key Terms Nomad Hunter-gatherer Neolithic revolution
Slash-and-burn farming Domestication
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Villages Grow and Prosper
Africa Nile river Grow wheat, barley China Huang River Millet, wild rice Mexico and Central America Corn, beans squash
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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
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