Humans Try to Control Nature
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Humans Try to Control NatureChapter 1 section 2
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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