vocabulary
What does clans mean
Family grouping
where is mesoamerica?
middle America
what was the location we looked at
Oaxaca
Was Çatalhöyük a small and underpopulated location?
No it was large, both in size and population.
what happened to the Sahara?
due to climate change it dried up grassy areas.
what does metallurgy mean
metalworking
Where is Banpo
southern China
What did archaeologists find for signs of domestication?
maize
did people in Çatalhöyük rely on farming or in hunting and fishing more?
Farming: agriculture eventually supported as many as 10,000 people
where is the Nile River Valley
valley located in northern africa
What is cultural hearths
spread ideas and practices that influenced the way people did everyday things, from planting crops to burying their dead.
Where is Faiyum
50 miles south of present-day Cairo
why was it strange the location of domestication
They found them in caves and normally they find signs of domesticated underground rather up in caves
What archaeological evidence demonstrates that Çatalhöyük was an advanced culture?
their ability of farming and mass production in it alongside with their ability for metal work .
True or False
Faiyum is considered Egypt’s earliest farming community.
what is cultural diffusion?
cultures interact and spread from one area to another
Where is Çatalhöyük
present-day Turkey
WHat was the name of the original plant they found?
maize was domesticated from a wild Mexican grass called teosinte
Did they have a religion
yes and no because archaeologists found evidence of religious practices and artistic expression but no specific religion
True or False Faiyum people were great farms
False
what is matrilineal
descendants through the mother rather than the father.
Where is Oaxaca
City in mexico
How did the domestication of maize help Mesoamerica become a cultural hearth?
Because they started farming they started to live in one area rather than keep exploring for food.
How were there houses built?
People entered their homes through doors in the roofs. Most homes had a single main room where families cooked, ate, and slept.
How did a climate shift that took place 10,000 years ago change the Sahara and Nile River Valley?
How did a climate shift that took place 10,000 years ago change the Sahara and Nile River Valley?