World History Vocab.
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Vocabulary Neolithic Revolution: Is the origin and consequences the introduction of agriculture, domestication of animals, and a more sedentary life during the later part of the Stone Age. Significance: Changed a nomadic lifestyle to a more settled agrarian based one introducing agriculture and reducing hunting. Culture: Is the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group. Significance: Culture distinguishes society from one another. Natural Selection: The process in which, according to Darwin's theory of evolution, only the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing numbers while those less adapted tend to be eliminated.