Download Aim: How did the development of agriculture affect the

Aim: How did the development of agriculture affect the lives of people in early civilizations and their environment?
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The Paleolithic Era was different
from the Neolithic Era.
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Neolithic Era = farming, agriculture; ​settled and sedentary
Paleolithic Era = hunters and gatherers; ​nomads
Paleolithic = Old Stone Age, Neolithic Era = New Stone Age
Animal and plant domestication (selective breeding)
Control of fire
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Complex societies and civilizations
adapted to and modified their
environment to meet the needs of
their population.
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Terrace farming (China)
Irrigation systems, canals, dams -- brought water to farms
Creation of tools (shaduf in Egypt, wheel in Mesopotamia)
Defense and protection
Use of mud bricks in Indus River Valley
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Complex societies and civilizations
share common characteristics.
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Trade networks
Located near rivers
Social hierarchy (class structures)
Religions (all polytheistic, believed in many gods)
Government
Language and writing systems
Technology and art
Job specialization (different jobs)
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Complex societies and civilizations
made unique cultural achievements
and contributions.
Indus River Valley
● Indoor plumbing
● City planning (grids)
Mesopotamia
● Temple (ziggurat)
● Cuneiform (clay tablets)
● Hammurabi’s Code
Egypt
● Mummification
● Hieroglyphics (on papyrus)
● pyramids
Shang China
● Terrace farming
● Oracle bones