Humans are by Nature Political Animals: New Evidence and Arguments
Humans Try to Control Nature
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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