The Neolithic Revolution Semester Study Cards

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5 Classic characteristics of Civilization

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Specialization, Advanced Cities, Advanced Technology, Record Keeping, Complex Institutions

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Yali's Question

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Why Do White people have so much cargo and we New Guineans so little?

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Neolithic Revolution

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New Stone Age (10000-4000) which was marked by the discovery and mastery of agriculture; early stages of agricultural society

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Agriculture

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The cultivation of crops and domestication of animals; began in southwest Asia with the harvest of wheat and barley, with sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle

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Hunter-Gatherers

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people who depend on hunting and gathering for food- not farming or domesticated animals

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Horticulture

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the practice of garden cultivation and management

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Civilization

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Advanced society containing specialization, advanced cities, advanced technology, record keeping, and complex institutions

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Fertile Crescent

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Land in the middle east where thriving agriculture began

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Specialization

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Surplus of food allowed for focus on crafts and skills like pottery, metalworking, textiles, and other special skills. New jobs created social distinctions

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Advanced Cities

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towns with a favorable location drew crowds. Cities had greater populations and extreme specialized labor

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Advanced Technology

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Specialization allowed for focus on technologies such as the plow and other tools to make work easier

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Record Keeping

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Writing developed in cities as a way of recording history, writing plays, and teaching

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Complex institutions

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Teaching institutions developed in cities because of specialization