economy
the system by which a country's people make a living
specialized jobs
people became skilled workers making tools, pottery, baskets and other goods
What did scientists learn from skeletal discoveries at ancient burial sites?
The early people had some sort of spiritual beliefs
surplus
extra food
Neolithic Revolution
humans settled in one place instead of moving around - settlements, villages and permanent homes began
animism
belief that the natural world is full of spirits
Neolithic Era
New Stone Age, 12,000 years ago, agriculture begins
trade
barter, exchange goods without using money
Catal Huyuk
people buried the dead under sleeping platforms to honor their ancestors and keep them close to them.
cave paintings
showed that people were more advance in their thinking (complex) and that animals were very spiritually important to them
prehistory
time before written records
agriculture
farming
nomads
people who follow herds and travel to find food
revolution
time of great change
Migration
a large amount of people moving to new lands
villages developed into cities because _________________________________
there was a surplus of food
agricultural (farming) societies changed people's lives
people could now spend less time doing activities other than producing food
hunters-gatherers
nomads who lived off the land and hunted/gathered food
Catal Huyuk
ancient city in Turkey built 6,000 years ago
Neolithic Revolution Turning Point
domestication of animals and farming of plants led to settled communities
domesticated animals
change the growth or behavior of animals in ways that are helpful
Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age)
Old Stone Age, nomads, fire discovered, 40,000-12,000 years ago
Ice Age
any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface. Ocean levels were lower than they are now - dry land was exposed...