Humans Try to Control NatureChapter 1 section 2

Key Terms

Nomad Hunter-gatherer Neolithic revolution Slash-and-burn farming Domestication

Early Advances in Art and Technology

Nomads- people who move from place to place

Hunter-gathers- hunted animals and collected plant foods Made spears Digging sticks Stone, bone, wood

for tools

Beginnings of Agriculture

Neolithic revolution-the discovery of agriculture Shift from food

gathering to food production

Rising worldwide temperatures

Rich supply of grain

farming Steady source of

food

Beginnings of Agriculture

Slash-and-burn farming- cut down trees and burn them to clear fields Ashes fertilize the

fields Plant crops for one

or two years Move to different

field Trees and grass

grow repeat

Domestication of Animals

Domestication- taming of animals Horses, dogs, goats,

pigs Use to drive

animals off a ravine

Jarmo- birthplace of agriculture Zagros mountains

“Iraq” Wheat, barley,

goats, pigs, sheep, horses

Villages Grow and Prosper

Africa Nile river Grow wheat, barley

China Huang River Millet, wild rice

Mexico and Central America Corn, beans squash

Catal Huyuk

8000 years ago 5,000 to 6,000

people 1000 dwellings Raised sheep and

cattle Highly skilled

workers Flood, fire, drought,

disease could destroy a village