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Chapter 2 Early Farmers & City Dwellers

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  • What TWO things helped improve early man's life
    Fire and tools
  • What does barter mean?
    To trade for things people want
  • What does urban mean?
    Relation to a city or cities
  • Who were the most important people in the villages?
    Leaders
  • _____________ lead to the ability to barter.
    Surplus
  • What does irrigation mean?
    Ways to move water to land
  • What are Four benefits for controlling fire?
    Cooking, safety, warmth, and light
  • Identify some of the farming technology
    Hoe, plow, and irrigation
  • Why was surplus so important?
    Prevented hunger, an increase in human population, and bartering
  • What does social class mean?
    A group that has a specific level of importance in a society
  • What was a disadvantage to growing settlements?
    Fire and disease
  • What does domesticate mean?
    To tame plants or animals
  • What does agriculture mean?
    The knowledge of raising plants and animals (farming)
  • During the Agricultural Revolution, early man shifted from ...
    Gathering food to raising food
  • Advancements in farming allowed ____________
    People to specialize in other areas of work
  • What did early man use skins for?
    Clothing and shelter
  • What does division of labor mean?
    A system in which people do different jobs according to their abilities and the needs of the group
  • What were the FOUR basic needs man needed in order to survive?
    Water, shelter, food, and clothing
  • What does livestock mean?
    Domesticated animals that provide resources
  • What are TWO of the benefits of domesticating animals?
    Food and clothing
  • What began to form as more people were working different jobs?
    Social classes
  • What does Neolithic Age mean
    New Stone Age
  • What does Paleolithic Era mean?
    Old Stone Age
  • What does subsist mean?
    To survive
  • What does surplus mean?
    An extra supply
  • Identify THREE items that homes were made out of.
    Mud bricks, hides, and logs
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