Ch 1 The Peopling of the World

What is the name of the sacred place of Ur’s moon god?

Skilled workers?

the development of skills in a specific kind of work

A complex culture with advanced cities, record keeping, and advanced technology?

How was the agricultural revolution linked to a change in temperature?

A time when people began using bronze, rather than copper and stone to make tools and weapons?

Wedge shaped writing?

Another name for the agricultural revolution - a change from food-gathering to food producing?

What is the time before the ivention of writing - rougly 5,000 years ago?

One of the earliest cities in Sumer; on the banks of the Euphrates River in southern Iraq

Professional record keepers?

What advantages did farming and herding have over hunting and gathering?

What changes in civilization did farming lead to?

A long lasting pattern of organization in a community?

On which continent were most of the earliest agricultural sights?

Nickname of an unusually complete skeleton of a hominid that is 3.5 million years old

What are the remains of ancient civilizations like tools, jewelry and other human-made objects?

The taming of animals as a source of constant food?

A way of trading goods and services without money?

Ways of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet needs?

Evidence of early life preserved rocks?

Mountain of god; a massive temple in Ur?

How did the ancient Incas civilization keep records?

What is needed to solve the problems that emerge when large groups of people live together?

People who wander from place to place, rather than making permanent settlements?