1. World History Chapter 1B
Humans Try to Control Nature

2. Early Advances in Technology and Art
For tens of thousands of years people were nomads-wanderers
They survived as hunter-gathers
Cro-Magnons survived by inventing tools such as scrappers, fish hooks, needles, spear points and arrow heads

3. Artistic Expression in the Paleolithic Age
Necklaces of seashells, lions teeth and bear claws survived
Mammoth tusk were ground into beads
They carved small realistic sculptures of real animals
They painted caves

4. Cave Paintings

5. The Beginnings of Agriculture
Neolithic Revolution-Agricultural Revolution
Slash-and-burn method was utilized to clear land for planting

6. Domestication of Animals
Domestication (taming) animals made farming and food production easier
Pastoral nomads-wandering herders tended goats, sheep, and cows
Scientists believe that agriculture first occurred at Jarmo, at the foot of the Zagros Mountains in northwestern Iraq

7. Jarmo

8. Villages Grow and Prosper
Africa-The Nile River Valley developed into an important agricultural center for growing wheat, barley, and other crops
China-About 8,000 years ago, farmers along the middle stretches of the Yellow River cultivated a grain called millet. About 1,000 years later, farmers first domesticated wild rice in the Chang Jiang River delta

9. Continued
Mexico and Central America-farmers cultivated corn, beans, and squash
Peru-Farmers in the Central Andes were the first to grow tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and white potatoes

10. Catal Huyuk

11. Catul Huyuk Catul Huyuk in central Turkey was discovered in 1958
8,000 years ago it had a population of 5,000 to 6,000 people
The village was best known for its obsidian production

12. TA1C
Read pages Copy and Define Terms on Page 23 Copy & Answer Questions 18, 19, & 20 on page 24