1. Humans Try to Control Nature
Chapter 1
section 2

2. Key Terms Nomad Hunter-gatherer Neolithic revolution
Slash-and-burn farming
Domestication

3. Early Advances in Art and Technology
Nomads- people who move from place to place
Hunter-gathers- hunted animals and collected plant foods
Made spears
Digging sticks
Stone, bone, wood for tools

4. Beginnings of Agriculture
Neolithic revolution-the discovery of agriculture
Shift from food gathering to food production
Rising worldwide temperatures
Rich supply of grain
farming
Steady source of food

5. Beginnings of Agriculture
Slash-and-burn farming- cut down trees and burn them to clear fields
Ashes fertilize the fields
Plant crops for one or two years
Move to different field
Trees and grass grow repeat

6. Domestication of Animals
Domestication- taming of animals
Horses, dogs, goats, pigs
Use to drive animals off a ravine
Jarmo- birthplace of agriculture
Zagros mountains “Iraq”
Wheat, barley, goats, pigs, sheep, horses

7. Villages Grow and Prosper
Africa
Nile river
Grow wheat, barley
China
Huang River
Millet, wild rice
Mexico and Central America
Corn, beans squash

8. Catal Huyuk 8000 years ago 5,000 to 6,000 people 1000 dwellings
Raised sheep and cattle
Highly skilled workers
Flood, fire, drought, disease could destroy a village