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Chapter Introduction
Section 1 Early Humans
Section 2 The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization
Chapter Summary
Chapter Assessment
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4. The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization
Main Idea
Systematic agriculture brought about major economic, political, and social changes for early humans. 
Key Terms
Neolithic Revolution 
Bronze Age 
culture 
civilization 
monarch
systematic agriculture 
domestication 
artisan 
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Section 2-1

5. The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization
People to Identify
Mesoamericans 
priest 
Places to Locate
Jericho 
Çatal Hüyük
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Section 2-2

6. The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization
Preview Questions
What changes occurred during the Neolithic Revolution that made the development of cities possible? 
How did systematic agriculture spread in different areas of the world?
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Section 2-3

7. The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization
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Section 2-4

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Section 2-5

9. Early civilizations’ food surpluses were made possible by a variety of agricultural innovations. Among these was the crossbreeding of crops. In the Indus Valley, for example, crossing local goatsface grass with Western Asiatic enmer wheat produced bread-wheat.
Section 2-6

10. The Neolithic Revolution
Human survival depends on the systematic growing and storing of food, an accomplishment of the people of the Neolithic Age. 
After the end of the last Ice Age (8,000 B.C.), the Neolithic Revolution began. 
The word neolithic is Greek for “new stone.” 
The revolution was a change from hunting and gathering to systematic agriculture.
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11. The Neolithic Revolution (cont.)
Systematic agriculture means planting crops and domesticating (taming) animals for food, clothing, and work. 
Some historians believe that this agricultural revolution was the single most important event in human history. 
The ability to acquire food regularly gave humans greater control over their environment and made it possible to give up nomadic ways of life for settling into communities, a step vital for the development of civilization.
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12. The Neolithic Revolution (cont.)
Systematic agriculture developed all over the world between 8,000 and 5,000 B.C. 
Mesoamericans (inhabitants of present-day Mexico and Central America), for example, grew beans, squash, and maize (corn). 
Systematic agriculture gave rise to permanent settlements, which historians call Neolithic farming villages. 
One was Jericho, in Palestine. 
The largest was Çatal Hüyük, in present-day Turkey.
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13. The Neolithic Revolution (cont.)
Archaeologists found 12 products that were grown in Çatal Hüyük and evidence of widespread domestication of animals. 
Because of increased food production and storage, people had more food than they needed. 
These surpluses allowed some people to do work other than farming. 
Artisans made such things as jewelry and weapons. These items fostered trade.
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