Complex Civilizations
Complex Societies
Agricultural Revolution
Other
100
Were civilizations growing bigger or smaller during the Neolithic era? Why?
They were growing bigger because humans had access to more food due to the agricultural revolution.
100
True or False: Scientists are all in agreement about how to define a complex society
False
100
What is agriculture?
The process of farming
100
What is metallurgy?
Working with metals
200
What ancient civilization is known for building defensive walls and a tower? It is also mentioned in the Bible.
Jericho
200
What is Food Surplus?
When you have more food than a given population needs to eat to survive, so you are able to store it.
200
What major climatic event happened that sparked the Agricultural Revolution?
The end of the ice age in 11,700BCE
200
Which lasted longer? The Paleolithic Era or the Neolithic Era?
Paleolithic
300
What is the oldest city in the world that is still inhabited?
Jericho
300
One of the things that defines Complex Societies is the presence of defined religion. What is one of the earliest examples of a goddess we thing we have?
Small statues of women - Goddess of fertility
300
What types of ways are there to get food? (Think of our skittle farms --> there are three types.)
Hunter Gatherers
Nomadic Farmers
Settled Farmers
300
What is this an example of?
Monolith - Stone Edge
400
What city is known for clearly showing the progress of hunters and gatherers to settlers? People would move around by the rooftops.
Çatalhöyük
400
What is one technological or artistic achievement complex societies developed?
Weaving
Architecture (Tombs, houses, temples)
Megaliths
Stylized Pictures
Clay-Baked Sculptures
Invention of Wheel
Drill
Pottery
- Statue Making
- Painting
400
How is the agricultural revolution able to explain the sudden population boost?
Agricultural Revolution --> Farming --> Easier to get food + store food --> food can support more people with less work
400
When did the Neolithic Era end?
Bonus: What event triggered its end?
3,000BCE
The invention of writing
500
When did the first complex civilizations first start to develop?
A. 2,000,000 BCE
B. 7,000BCE
C. 3,000BCE
B. 7,000BCE
500
Why were people able to have specialized occupations (jobs) during the Neolithic Era?
People have farming, so not everybody needs to be gathering food all the time. That means they can have other jobs.
500
When did the agricultural revolution begin?
10,000BCE (the start of the Neolithic Revolution!)
500
What four things define the Neolithic Era?
- Agriculture
- Domestication of Animals- Metallurgy
- Complex Societies