The Neolithic Revolution

Domestication

Adapting animals for human use to be sources of food or clothing.

Artisans

Workers that made products and traded them with neighboring peoples.

Monarchs

kings and queens who rule a kingdom and protect the people.

Priests

Supervisors of rituals to please Gods and Goddesses.

Culture

The way of life of groups of people in a certain time and place.

human activity

Governments organize and regulate ________.

Central America

Mesoamericans: inhabitants of present- day Mexico and ________.

Neolithic farming villages

________ were permanent settlements that appeared in Europe, India, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica.

Bronze

________ is made of copper and tin.

Civilization

A complex culture where large numbers of humans have similar common traits.

The Neolithic Revolution

The shift from hunting and gathering to keeping animals and growing food during the Neolithic age

Systematic agriculture

The keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis

Mesoamericans

inhabitants of present-day Mexico and Central America

Çatalhüyük

An ancient settlement in modern turkey that is one of the largest known neolithic farming villages

the Bronze Age

the age when using bronze tools became common, during 3000-1200 B.C

The Iron Age

The age when using iron tools became common, after 1000 B.C

Monarchs

kings and queens who rule a kingdom and protect the people

Priests

Supervisors of rituals to please Gods and Goddesses