civilizations
served as centers of religion, government, and culture. had large populations
cities
considered the worlds 1st city
Uruk
means "New Stone Age"
Neolithic era
Early farming tools were made of
stone
a complex society that has cities, a well organized government, and workers with specialized job skills.
civilization
have the power to make and enforce laws for a country. tasked with managing resources and training an army to defend society
government
one of the oldest known farming settlements/centers in the world, found in Turkey
Catalhoyuk
A complete change in the ways of thinking, working, living
revolution
agriculture is another word for
farming
agriculture allowed humans to use_______________ instead of animal furs as clothing
cloth from plants
a set of shared beliefs about supernatural powers that created and rule the world
religion
people who lived in Catalhoyuk entered their houses this way.
through the roof
to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in a way that is useful for humans.
Domesticate
later farming tools were made of
metals like bronze and iron
early leaders of cities would typically be
priests or religious leaders
groups of people that occupy different ranks or levels in society.
social classes
name 2 of 3 major differences between Uruk and Catalhoyuk
Population, size, government
having more than enough food or water
surplus
how did farming and surplus affect populations
populations grew because of surplus foods
what do all civilizations need to be near
large or continuous source of water such as a river
governments organized workers to build large scale projects such as roads, water systems, city walls, and granaries.
public works
Uruk's economy was based on
farming and trade
a supply of something that can be used as needed
resource
farming allowed for people to create surplus food. this allowed people to focus on individual skills and trades. this was called
specialization
feature of civilization that allows us to go from prehistoric to recorded history
system of writing