Ch 1 The Peopling of the World

the development of skills in a specific kind of work

What changes in civilization did farming lead to?

How did the ancient Incas civilization keep records?

Skilled workers?

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

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

Evidence of early life preserved rocks?

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

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

Mountain of god; a massive temple in Ur?

Professional record keepers?

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

Wedge shaped writing?

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

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

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

The taming of animals as a source of constant food?

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

On which continent were most of the earliest agricultural sights?

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

A long lasting pattern of organization in a community?

A way of trading goods and services without money?

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

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

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