9th history
another name for the Neolithic Revolution is
agricultural revolution
a way of trading goods and services without money
barter
a system of writing invented in Sumer
cuneiform
people whose food supply depended on hunting animals and collecting plant foods were called
hunter-gatherers
highly mobile people who moved from place to place searching for new food sources were called
nomads
professional record keepers
scribes
early farmers used slash and burns methods b/c
the ashes fertilized the soil and brought renewed growth after a few years
discoveries of artistic works from early men and women include all of theses except
watercolor painting
a pyramid shaped, tiered monument found in Ur
ziggurant
the time when people began using a mixture of copper and tin to shape tools and weapons
Bronze Age
the taming of animals in order to raise them as a constant source of food was known as
domestication
one drawback to the new settled way of life of people in villages such as Catal Huyuk was
easily spread diseases
the development of skills in a specific kind of work
specialization
the agricultural village known as Catal Huyuk was best known for its
strong social organization