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People who are not settled and move from place to place
Nomads
Where the human species probably originated
Africa
Boomerang-shaped region often called a "cradle of civilization"
Fertile Crescent
Settled in place
Sedentary
An amount that is extra or beyond what is required
Surplus
"Land Between the Rivers"
Mesopotamia
Time period in which agriculture was first developed
Neolithic Period
Another word for farming
Agriculture
Another term for social classes or social hierarchy
Social stratification
This name means "Old Stone Age"
Paleolithic
This device, pulled by animals, made farming more efficient and productive
Plow
Term for fabric, such as that produced by weaving
Textiles
People who move from place to place with large herds of domesticated animals
Pastoralists
This technological advancement allowed for storage of food, contributing to food surpluses
Pottery
The domestication of ____________ changed human demography, allowing us to change our environments and cook food
Fire
Once people in Eurasia had domesticated animals like cattle, horses, and donkeys, they developed this simple invention to transport heavy goods overland
Wheel
This settlement gives us important insights into how Neolithic people lived
Catalhoyuk
This metal is an alloy (mixture) of copper and tin
Bronze
This technological innovation was first developed to keep records of land ownership, personal possessions, or taxes
Writing
This refers to people focusing on becoming skilled in certain jobs, which led to technological advances
Labor specialization
First metal that people worked with to make tools and weapons
Copper
A system in which men have political and social power/influence
Patriarchy
In the Paleolithic, society was ___________, but in the Neolithic, society developed social classes and gender roles.
Egalitarian
This term refers to the nutritious diet consumed by Paleolithic people, which came from varied sources
Broad spectrum diet
Refers to knowing how to create/work with metal
Metallurgy