Midterm Exam Prep.
290779227 | Stone Age | Lasted from 2 million years ago till 4,000 years ago. Subdivided into Paleolithic (Old Stone Age—to 10,000 years ago) and the Neolithic (New Stone Age). | 1 | |
290779228 | Paleolithic Age | Production of stone tools that were used in scavenging meat from dead animals and later in hunting. | 2 | |
290779229 | The Agricultural Revolutions | Domestication of plants and animals—were a series of changes in food production that occurred independently in various parts of the world. Changes in global climate were probably the cause of these transformations. Brings about significant population increase. | 3 | |
290779230 | Crop distribution | Wheat and barley were suited to the Mediterranean area; sorghum, millet, and teff to sub-Saharan Africa; yams to Equatorial West Africa; rice to eastern and southern Asia, and maize, potatoes, quinoa, and manioc to various parts of the Americas. | 4 | |
290779231 | Megaliths | Used to construct burial chambers and calendar circles to aid in astro observations. | 5 | |
290779232 | Neolithic towns | Examples are Catal Huyuk and Jericho; elaborate dwellings, facilities for surplus food storage, and craftspeople communities. | 6 | |
290779233 | Catal Huyuk | Center for obsidian trade; produced pottery, baskets, cloth, beads, leather, and wood. No dominant class or centralized politics. Agriculture centered. Religion involved food offerings, worship of goddess, and priestesses. Had copper, lead, silver, and gold. | 7 | |
290812694 | Mesopotamia | Plain area alongside and between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Difficult environment for agriculture, little rainfall, river flooding. Warm climate and good soil. | 8 |