1. The First Communities Vocabulary Irrigation Surplus Specialization
Artisans
Social Class
Government
Fertile
Think about what is necessary in order to live in one place permanently!!!!

2. The Importance of IRRIGATION
Irrigation – The watering of dry land using systems of ditches, pipes and streams
Irrigation and the Nile
What is needed in order for irrigation to take place (Mississippi and Detroit are examples)?
Irrigated Land
Dry Land

3. Farming Villages Develop Worldwide
Early farming villages developed where water was readily available
Why did villages sprout/grow near rivers? Why not oceans or seas?
What can the rivers be used for?
What, if any, are the drawbacks of living near a river?
The Importance of Fresh Water
Village life provided advantages and disadvantages.
What are some advantages?
What are some disadvantages?

4. Surplus and Specialization
Surplus is extra or more than needed
What can I/you do with extra of something (sheep herder)?
Specialization is a skill in one type of work (potter, weaver, teacher, assembly line, etc.)
How does a potter or weaver obtain food?
What is the difference between goods and services?
How do farmers obtain the goods they need, such as tools, clothes and vessels?

5. Villages Grow Complex
Extra food and other supplies produced by specialists meant that more people could live together. Surpluses encouraged the growth of villages and populations. Surplus’ also led to trade.
People trained in skills or crafts are called artisans (An artisan is a specialist).
Examples of artisans include carpenters, toolmakers, cloth makers and potters.
Specialization led to the development of social classes.
Define social class.
As communities continued to grow, there was a need for laws and leadership which led to government.
What is the purpose of government?

6. Catal Huyuk Located in modern Turkey At least 9,000 years old
Had a population of about 8,000 inhabitants
Produced wheat, barley and peas
Raised sheep
People lived in apartment-like buildings
Pea Plant