Early Villages
What do we call a group of families who share a common ancestor?
What is a clan
What is a large, organized community with its own government, culture, and way of life?
What is a civilization
What is the practice of keeping information about events, goods, or people?
What is record keeping
This ancient settlement was located in what is now China and is associated with early farming.
What is Yangshao
What activity allowed people to produce their own food instead of relying only on hunting and gathering?
What is farming
What was an important development that allowed people to settle in one place instead of constantly moving?
What is farming/agriculture
What is a large settlement where many people live and work?
What is a city
What is a person whose job is to write and keep records?
What is a scribe
This ancient settlement was located in present-day Turkey.
What is Çatalhöyük
Why was a food surplus important to early civilizations?
It allowed some people to do jobs other than farming
What is a food that is grown in large amounts and makes up a major part of a people's diet?
What is a staple
What is a system used to organize and control a society?
What is government
What is the practice of using metal to make tools and objects?
What is metallurgy
This region in present-day Mexico was an important early center of agriculture and civilization.
What is Oaxaca
Why did specialized workers become possible as civilizations developed?
Because food surpluses meant not everyone had to farm
What is the extra food or goods left over after people have enough for themselves?
What is a surplus
What is the exchange of goods between people or communities?
What is trade
What does matrilineal mean?
What is tracing family or inheritance through the mother's side
This ancient civilization developed along a major river in northeastern Africa.
What is the Nile River Valley
Name two features that helped early civilizations develop.
cities, government, religion, trade, specialized workers, record keeping.
What is the spread of ideas, customs, technologies, or crops from one culture to another?
What is cultural diffusion
What type of worker focuses on one particular job or skill?
What is a specialized worker
What is a cultural hearth?
What is a place where important cultural ideas or practices begin and spread
This ancient site in present-day Turkey is one of the world's oldest known monumental religious sites.
What is Göbekli Tepe
What factors contributed to the development of civilization?
Farming, food surpluses, permanent settlements, trade, specialized workers, government, religion, and record keeping all contributed to the development of civilization.