World History Chapter 2 Flashcards

4754700026	economy	The system that a community uses to produce and distribute good and services	0
4754700027	civilization	complex society that has cities, a well organized government, and workers with specialized job skills	1
4754700028	resource	supply of something that can be used as needed	2
4754700029	religion	peoples beliefs and practices about the existence, worship of God or gods.	3
4754700030	social class	Group of people living in similar economic conditions	4
4754700031	revolution	a complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living	5
4754700032	surplus	Extra	6
4754700033	specialization	Act of concentrating on a limited number of goods or activities	7
4754700034	deforestation	The loss of forests that contribute to drought	8
4754700035	erosion	The wearing away of soil by wind and rain, making land unfit for growing crops	9
4754700036	Neolithic Agricultural Revolution	The shift from hunting to farming was so important that historians called it this	10
4754700040	domesticate	Means to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans	11
4754700060	public works	The work of building such things as roads, water systems, city walls, granaries (where food was stored after harvesting), and schools, carried out by the government for the community	12