Neolithic Innovations
The systematic cultivation of crops and the rearing of livestock for sustenance and economic gain.
What is the practice of agriculture?
A historically rich region in the Middle East characterized by its arable land and significant early agricultural developments.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A way of living in the past that involved collecting plants and hunting animals.
What is gathering food and hunting?
An original document or artifact created during the period under study, offering firsthand accounts of historical events.
What is a primary source?
Region or countries where the Fertile Crescent is located
What is the Middle East (present day Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan)?
Species of animals that have been selectively bred and tamed by humans for various purposes such as food, labor, and companionship.
What are domesticated animals?
Major river systems that provided essential resources for irrigation, transportation, and trade between communities.
What are significant waterways?
Objects made from stone used by early people for tasks like hunting and cutting.
What are lithic (stone) tools?
A scholarly interpretation or analysis of primary sources, often found in textbooks and academic articles.
What is a secondary source?
Two important rivers in the Fertile Crescent
What are the Tigris River and Euphrates River?
The skilled process of shaping and firing clay to produce functional and decorative vessels, essential for food storage and preparation.
What is the art of ceramic production?
This geographic feature enables maritime trade, cultural exchange, and facilitated the movement of populations across vast distances.
What are oceans?
Paleolithic people lived in theses types of temporary shelters
What are caves and huts made from natural materials?
Objects created or modified by humans that provide evidence of past cultures and civilizations.
What are artifacts (primary source)?
The first plants grown in the Fertile Crescent
What are wheat, barley, and legumes?
Example of a tool or device designed to facilitate the farming process.
What are plows, hoes, and sickles?
This geographical feature acts as a tall, natural barrier, keeping enemies out and influencing climate, migration patterns, and resource availability.
What are mountains?
Paleolithic people traveled in ______ groups of hunter-gatherers who shared resources and responsibilities.
What are small groups?
A historical document written from the past that provides insights into the historical events, societal norms, and cultural practices of that time.
What is a historical manuscript or primary source?
What the Fertile Crescent is known for
Its rich soils and the early development of agriculture
A place where humans could live as a result of the Neolithic era.
What are homes or permanent settlements?
Vast landmasses that have shaped human history through their geographical features and the distribution of resources. There are seven of these in the world.
What are continents?
Paleolithic people used this medium to express and communicate possible religious or cultural practices.
What is Cave Art?
The Lascaux Cave is famous for its Palaeolithic cave paintings, found in a complex of caves in southwestern France. The cave painting is an example of a ____ source.
What is a primary source?
The spread of agricultural practices from the Fertile Crescent to other regions.
What is cultural diffusion?