Paleolithic Peoples
Early Paleolithic peoples lead this type of lifestyle.
NOMADIC
Neolithic peoples used this type of farming practice.
SLASH and BURN
Mesoamerica is modern day
Central America
This is required from farmers in order for all other aspects of a civilization to begin.
SURPLUS FOOD
The creation of this long wooden stick with a pointed end or sharp stone tip made it possible for early hunters to harvest game from a greater distance.
SPEAR
Paleolithic women generally engaged in this activity to supply food for their families.
FORAGING
Another term used for land that was able to be farmed or cultivated.
ARABLE
The Yellow River Valley saw the production of this staple crop while the Yangtze River Valley saw the production of another grain.
Millett and Rice
Civilizations are marked by the creation of cities or the process of this.
URBANIZATION
This long handled tool with a sharp flat stone head made cultivating the ground quicker and easier for early farmers.
HOE
These were as likely to eat you as you eat them during the Paleolithic age.
PREDATORS
Neolithic people were mostly self-sufficient and lead this type of lifestyle.
SEDENTARY
The process of selectively breeding plants and animals to better serve the needs of humans.
DOMESTICATION
As civilizations grew, people could take on other roles such as craftsman, government and religious leaders, traders, etc. through this process.
SPECIALIZATION
OBSIDIAN
Paleolithic means what.
OLD STONE AGE
An economy or society based on agricultural practices or cultivated land.
AGRARIAN
Mesoamerican peoples grew food staples such as beans, squash and this crop that we know today as corn.
MAIZE
As populations grew, the establishment of leaders was needed to help control the various aspects of the city from laws to taxes and sometimes religious worship.
BEURACRACY
This innovation made it easier for the cultivation of crops in drier climates. This practice was especially important in Southeast Asia where the production of rice required large amounts of water.
IRRIGATION
The discovery of and the ability to control this resource lead to a greater sense of community, protection from predators and better eating habits for Paleolithic people.
Fire
When land did not support cultivation, neolithic people turn to this lifestyle.
PASTORAL
Besides potatoes, the peoples of the Andean Region of South America grew this root vegetable.
MANIOC
This lead to an easier existence for Paleolithic, Neolithic and civilizations, making work more efficient and quicker.
INNOVATION
This made the creation of pots and jars for the storage of surplus foods easier and more efficient.
POTTER'S WHEEL
This was the maximum number of people the Earth could support living a Hunter-Gatherer lifestyle.
10 Million
This geographical region is known as the "cradle of civilization" where agriculture first emerged.
THE FERTILE CRESCENT
Often based on wealth or power, this developed into a clear social structure and ranking within a society.
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION OR HIERARCHY
These massive stepped structures were built in Mesopotamia as bases for massive temple complexes.
ZIGGUTATS
These structures were built to protect surplus grains from pests and spoilage in early agricultural societies.
GRANARIES
Carrying food, supplies and even children, nomadic peoples traveled this great distance everyday to find resources.
25 MILES
These were the first two grain crops to be domesticated from wild grasses and cultivated.
WHEAT AND BARLEY
These two major rivers provided water and fertile soil that were fundamental to the development of agriculture in the Fertile Crescent.
THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS
As agricultural settlements became larger and more populated, humans were more prone to this because of contact with both human and animal waste.
DISEASES
This Sumerian king was credited with creating the first set of written laws that applied to both men and women as well as slaves and free alike.
HAMMURABI
The Paleolithic Era lasted for approximately how long?
200,000 YEARS
These were the first two animals to be selectively breed for food as well as clothing in the Fertile Crescent around 11,000 years ago.
SHEEP AND GOATS
This numerical system, developed in Mesopotamia is still used today for measuring time and circles.
BASE-60 SYSTEM
This civilization was enabled by agricultural practices shared by traders in the Fertile Crescents with their counterparts in the Indus Valley.
HARAPPAN
This first writing system was used to record laws, taxes, leaders and even trading agreements.
CUNEIFORM
The nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle of early Paleolithic people was energy-intensive and often involved food uncertainty or this term associated with having either an abundance of food or no food at all.
FEAST OR FAMINE
This process contributed to the spread of agricultural knowledge from the Fertile Crescent through migration and trade.
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
This is another name given to the combination of maize, beans and squash that was cultivated in Mesoamerica.
THE THREE SISTERS
The legendary king, Gilgamesh was the ruler of this Sumerian city-state situated on the Euphrates River.
URUK
This tool made tasks such as harvesting wheat easier due to allow the user to quickly cut large patches of grasses and grains in a single swipe.
SICKLE
Depending on the quality and quantity of resources available, 50-500 square kilometers was needed to support this size of nomadic tribe.
100
Early Paleolithic farmers moved crops from field to field every few years as an early example of this agricultural practice still in use today by corn and soybean farmers.
CROP ROTATION
Besides the domestication of grains like sorghum and pearl millet, this animal was domesticated in the Sahel region of Africa.
GUINEA FOWL
Often referred to as the 'cradle of civilization' the term for this region means, between two rivers.
MESOPETAMIA
This hunting tool, significantly improving efficiency and safety from a distance, emerged in the Upper Paleolithic period in Africa, revolutionized the pursuit of game.
BOW AND ARROW