2. The First Civilizations The Growth of Cities Advantages of Settled Life Domestication of Animals Early Crop Growing 50 40 30 20 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50 10 20 30 40 50

3. What is farming?– 10 Points

4. Where did farming begin?– 20 Points

5. What made the New Stone Age new?– 30 Points

6. What kinds of things did Chinese farmers plant?– 40 Points

7. In domesticating plants, what did farmers do?– 50 Points

8. What does it mean to “domesticate” an animal?– 10 Points

9. By what time were cattle, camels, horses, and donkeys being used to carry heavy loads?– 20 Points

10. Which animals were sources of meat, milk, wool, and skins?– 30 Points

11. Which animal failed to be domesticated (for hunting)?– 40 Points

12. How do we domesticate animals?– 50 Points

13. What is a surplus?– 10 Points

14. What did a surplus of food mean for early humans?– 20 Points

15. What did settlements grow into?– 30 Points

16. What are artisans and why are they important?– 40 Points

17. Using the population growth chart on page 21, tell me: when there was a population explosion?– 50 Points

18. In your words, tell me: What are cities? – 10 Points

19. What did early cities need to be successful?– 20 Points

20. Where did most early cities develop?– 30 Points

21. How are cities different from farming villages?– 40 Points

22. What was the purpose of government?– 50 Points

23. What is the definition for “civilization”?– 10 Points

24. When did the Bronze Age begin? - 20 Points

25. What is bronze and why is it important?– 30 Points

26. What did traders trade and what invention helped them to transport goods?– 40 Points

27. Early civilizations began to develop social classes. What is a social class and what were the early social classes? (explain each class)– 50 Points