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10290222450OverfarmingAgricultural land that loses its fertility through time.0
10290225363OvergrazingPastures that erode from the continual eating of grasses or their roots without allowing them to regrow.1
10290230870ArtifactSomething that tells us about the past.2
10290239504Homo sapiens sapiensModern human.3
10290243127Paleolithic Period/Stone AgeEarliest evidence of humans which started 2.5 million years ago and ended 10,000 years ago (8000 B.C.E.).4
10290250734Neolithic RevolutionA set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture which started about 10,000 years ago (8000 B.C.E.).5
10290258228MonotheismA type of religion which only worships one deity.6
10290261097Bronze AgeMetal that was made by melting tin and copper together, which started around 3300 and 2300 B.C.E.7
10290263019CivilizationA large society with cities and powerful states.8
10290266460Core and FoundationalInfluenced future generations.9
10290270389JerichoCommunity which was built on the west bank of the Jordan River.10
10290274805Catal HuyukAnother community which was founded in 7500 B.C.E. in modern day Turkey.11
10290281091TextilesItems made of cloth.12
10290282403Specialization of LaborProcess of allowing people to focus on limited tasks.13
10290282404CopperOne of the first metals that people used in tools.14
10290283547BronzeAlloy made of tin and copper.15
10290285495Hunter-forager SocietyThe first type of society .16
10290299971AgricultureThe practice of raising crop of livestock on a continual and controlled basis.17
10290303517SurplusMore than needed.18
10290304636DomesticationThe taming of a plant or an animal (I know you don't tame a plant).19
10290310188Nomadic PastoralismPeople moving herds of animals from pasture to pasture.20
10290317784Kinship GroupSeveral related families that moved together in search of food.21
10290319459ClanMultiple kinship groups together.22
10290322037TribeMultiple clans.23
10290323435PatriachalSocieties lead by males.24
10290323878ArtisiansA skilled craft worker.25
10290333012MerchantsPeople who buy and sell goods for a living.26
10290334254Social StratificationPeople who accumulated wealth in the form of jewelry and the other coveted items and built larger and better decorated houses.27
10290342001Priests/PriestessesPeople who lead religious practices.28
10427181550How did culture change between 1,000,000 years ago and 10,000 years ago?People adapted to new environments and developed new tools.29
10427193957The best explanation for the change in world population between 10,000 years ago and 7,000 years ago is the development of?Better means of food production.30
10427200305Most historians agree with which theory explaining early human migration?Humanity began in East Africa and spread to the rest of the world.31
10427216391What was an important factor determining a "favorable location' in the evolution of a village into a city?A predictable supply of drinking water.32
10427221310A major difference between a village and a city in Neolithic times was?Cities possessed greater specialization of labor.33
10427224628What feature was most important in the complex societies of the Neolithic times?Specialization of labor.34
10427232289A pestle for mashing taro found in Papua, New Guinea, and believed to be 8,000 years old indicates that the people in the region had?Relied upon crops that they grew.35
10427237899The creation of this pestle indicates that the people who made it had what form of technology?Farming implements.36
10427249147Identify ONE similarity in the Neolithic Revolution as it occurred in East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East.They had all developed agriculture.37
10427254743Identify ONE change in the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age.Went from hunter-forgers to farmers.38
10427266208Explain ONE significant technological change that occurred during the Neolithic Age.They developed metallurgy which gave them the ability to upgrade their tools.39

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