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1.2 – Humans Try to Control Nature. What do we (humans) need to survive? What makes survival easier?. Nomads. Def: highly mobile ppl who moved from place to place searching for food Hunter-gatherers
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1.2 – Humans Try to Control Nature What do we (humans) need to survive? What makes survival easier?
Nomads Def: highly mobile ppl who moved from place to place searching for food Hunter-gatherers Def: nomadic groups (approx 25-70) whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods Made tools Artistic expression Cave paintings, jewelry
Neolithic Revolution = Agricultural Revolution Planting crops to harvest on a regular basis How did it happen? Story… woman who spread seeds before leaving to move on to follow her nomadic group to follow food. Came back the next year and food had grown where the seeds had been spread.
Neolithic Rev. cont How did this revolution occur different places in the world at the same time? Recall: Last Ice Age has ended Climate change rise in ave. temperatures Creates longer growing seasons How is this going to change things Allows people to stay in one place Build permanent settlements Shift: gatherers producers
All of this equals…. … MORE SPARE TIME!!! Which leads to all of these… (Write 3, you get the point) Architecture Tools Technology Art Religion Astronomy Sculptures Numerical systems Laws Social events Fight with other settlements… WAR
Methods of Agriculture Slash and Burn Cutting of trees or grasses and burning them to clear a field The ashes fertilize the soil. Lasts for 1-2 years then you move on and do it again. Domestication of Animals Transition from wild to pet This is a slow process Horses, dogs, goats, pigs, sheep, camels, etc.
Where did this all start? Map on page 17 Zagros Mountains in modern day Iraq 9000 BCE Mesoamerica in the Valley of Mexico 7000-5000 BCE Catal Huyuk p. 18in your text is a great description of an early village and how life changed with agriculture
HOMEWORK SA (Section Assessment) 1, & 4