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Humans Try to Control Nature. Chapter 1 section 2. Key Terms. Nomad Hunter-gatherer Neolithic revolution Slash-and-burn farming Domestication. Early Advances in Art and Technology. Nomads- people who move from place to place Hunter-gathers- hunted animals and collected plant foods
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Humans Try to Control Nature Chapter 1 section 2
Key Terms Nomad Hunter-gatherer Neolithic revolution Slash-and-burn farming Domestication
Early Advances in Art and Technology • Nomads- people who move from place to place • Hunter-gathers- hunted animals and collected plant foods • Made spears • Digging sticks • Stone, bone, wood for tools
Beginnings of Agriculture • Neolithic revolution-the discovery of agriculture • Shift from food gathering to food production • Rising worldwide temperatures • Rich supply of grain • farming • Steady source of food
Beginnings of Agriculture • Slash-and-burn farming- cut down trees and burn them to clear fields • Ashes fertilize the fields • Plant crops for one or two years • Move to different field • Trees and grass grow repeat
Domestication of Animals • Domestication- taming of animals • Horses, dogs, goats, pigs • Use to drive animals off a ravine • Jarmo- birthplace of agriculture • Zagros mountains “Iraq” • Wheat, barley, goats, pigs, sheep, horses
Villages Grow and Prosper • Africa • Nile river • Grow wheat, barley • China • Huang River • Millet, wild rice • Mexico and Central America • Corn, beans squash
Catal Huyuk 8000 years ago 5,000 to 6,000 people 1000 dwellings Raised sheep and cattle Highly skilled workers Flood, fire, drought, disease could destroy a village