Key

Vocabulary

Radical Revolution

Fabulous Farming

Settling

Down

Early

CitiesEarly

EconomicsEarly

Civilization

Potpourri

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300

400

A supply of something that can be used as

needed.

Resources

100

A complete change in ways of thinking, working,

or living

Revolution

100

The economy of early cities and villages was based on

this

Farming

100

Changing the growth of plants or the behavior of animals in ways that are

useful to humans.Domestication

100

The world’s oldest city

Uruk

100

The system a community uses to produce and distribute goods and

services.

Economy

100

Organized governments and social classes are features of

these.

Civilizations

100

More than is needed (as in food)

surplus

200

This period began with the Agricultural Revolution.

200

Neolithic Era / New Stone Age

Producing a surplus allowed people to do other jobs which

is called . . .

specializing

200

Early civilizations appeared in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley because they were

near this.

rivers and fertile soil

200

A road built in a city by the government in an example of

this

Public work

200

They are usually the lowest social class

slaves

200

Most people in early civilizations were polytheistic

which means this.They believed in many

gods/goddesses

200

Making beautiful jewelry would be an example of

this.

Specialization

300

Raising goats for their milk would be an example

of this.

Domestication

300

This was a major benefit of the development of

agriculture.

People could build permanent homes

300

The three most important resources for early people.

Fertile soil, fresh water and seeds.

300

Daily DoubleHow much would you like to

wager?

Cities served as centers of these 3 things

Religion, government, culture

300

Social classes are based on these two things

power and wealth

300

The main function of the government (two parts)

manage resources and protect people

300

You are in one now.

Social class

400

The number of years ago the Agricultural Revolution began.

10,000

400

The agricultural Revolution led to what two important

developments.

A surplus of food and new kinds of shelter and clothing

400

Catalhoyuk and Skara Brae were early examples of these

Neolithic Villages

400

Uruk needed a larger, more complex government than farming villages because this was growing

rapidly. The population

400

The economy of a society answers these 3 questions.

400

What goods and services should be produced? How should goods and services be produced? Who should get and use goods and services?

Daily DoubleHow much would you

like to wager?

Religion in early civilizations is often linked to this.

Government

400

This includes a set of shared beliefs about life

after death and how to live a moral life.

Religion

100

Writing was first developed to do this.

Record numbers and keep track of trade

200

Building granaries, city walls or water systems is an

example of this.

Public Works

300

This animal was first to be domesticated.

Dogs

400