Lesson 3-2 QUIZ Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

Monarchy

A government whose ruler, a king or queen, inherits the position from a parent

Shrine

A place where people worship

Otzi

Also know as the "Iceman", he was discovered in 1991 in the Austrian Alps.

Catalhuyuk

An ancient city in present day Turkey, it covers 32 acres and was home to 6,000 people who lived in simple mud-brick homes.

Artisans (Skilled Workers)

Early humans became this as food became abundant and fewer people were needed in the fields

Largest social class in Early Civilizations

Free people including farmers, artisans, and craftspeople

Bronze

Mixing copper and Tin forms this; was an important technological breakthrough

Agricultural Revolution

Most important effect on people's lives was that the population grew at a faster rate, so people settled into communities

Neolithic Age

Relating to the latest period of the Stone Age

Villages

The Neolithic people settled in these, located near fields and water sources.

Specialization

The act of training for a particular job

River Valleys

The first civilizations arose here because the farming conditions were good

Systematic Agriculture

The organized growing of food on a regular schedule

Bronze Age

The period in ancient human culture when people began to make and use bronze

Rulers, priests, government officials, and warriors

These groups were defined as the highest social class in the social structure of Early civilization

Domesticate

To adapt an animal to living with humans for the advantage of humans