What marked the beginning of the Neolithic Age? and the beginning of systematic agriculture (farming).
Ppl began to stay in 1 place & grow grains and vegetables. Domesticate animals. Farming replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food.
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When was the beginning of the Neolithic Age and what was the biggest change that took place?
8,000 B.C. to 4,000 B.C., Agriculture (happened very slowly.)
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What is the Agricultural Revolution?
Switch from hunting & gathering to farming. Lives changed after learning how to grow crops & tame animals. Population grew. Communities grew.
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What was the effect of having a better supply of food in the Neolithic Age?
Healthier ppl. Lived longer & had more children. Population grew. More ppl could grow more crops. Began to trade food for things they couldn't make themselves
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Neolithic communities - what did men do? what did women do?
men - farmers. Grew the food and protected the village. Women took care of the children and wove cloth for clothing.
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How did the spread of agriculture affect trade?
Ppl began specializing in making jewelry or weapons. Others made pottery or wove cloth. Traded products for goods they did not have.
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Bronze Age, when was it and why was it called the "Bronze Age"?
3,000 B.C. to 1200 B.C. Mixed tin with copper to create bronze. Stronger then stone for weapons. Use of bronze tools and weapons rather than stone weapons.
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Name 4 early civilization during Bronze Age.
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China
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Name things that early civilizations had in common.
1. located in river valleys (good soil to grow crops), fish, and rivers encouraged trade. 2. Ppl formed govts. 3. Religion became more complex. 4. Social class
