History of Civilizations Study Guide CH 1-3
History Study Guide
Test 1
Neolithic Age and Revolution
What? It is a significant change in living patterns that occurred in the New Stone Age that influence in the evolution of the human being and creation of civilizations around the world.
When? Right at the end of the Ice Age, around 10,000 b.c.e
How? Through the shift from hunting animals and gathering plants for sustenance (food gathering) to producing food by systematic agriculture (food production). The planting of grains and vegetables provided a regular supply of food, while the domestication of animals, such as sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs, added a steady source of meat, milk, and fibers such as wool for clothing. The shift from hunting animals and gathering plants for sustenance (food gathering) to producing food by systematic agriculture (food production). The planting of grains and vegetables provided a regular supply of food, while the domestication of animals, such as sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs, added a steady source of meat, milk, and fibers such as wool for clothing. Also the creation of tools and the discovery of fire took place during this revolution.
Where? In the Middle East, through southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean, and aso from western Asia to Egypt and Africa.
Why? Because this change gave humans greater control over their environment and enabled them to give up their nomadic ways of life and live in settled communities. The increase in food supplies also led to a noticeable expansion of the population.
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River Valley Civilizations
What? Civilizations created around large rivers in early history
Where? Around large rivers such as the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia, the Nile in Egypt, the Indus in India, and the Yellow River in China
Why? Because fertile soil was found near to these bodies of water, enabling crop growing and the use of irrigation to grow food necessary to survive and also the need to move around looking for food ceases
Test 1
Neolithic Age and Revolution
What? It is a significant change in living patterns that occurred in the New Stone Age that influence in the evolution of the human being and creation of civilizations around the world.
When? Right at the end of the Ice Age, around 10,000 b.c.e
How? Through the shift from hunting animals and gathering plants for sustenance (food gathering) to producing food by systematic agriculture (food production). The planting of grains and vegetables provided a regular supply of food, while the domestication of animals, such as sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs, added a steady source of meat, milk, and fibers such as wool for clothing. The shift from hunting animals and gathering plants for sustenance (food gathering) to producing food by systematic agriculture (food production). The planting of grains and vegetables provided a regular supply of food, while the domestication of animals, such as sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs, added a steady source of meat, milk, and fibers such as wool for clothing. Also the creation of tools and the discovery of fire took place during this revolution.
Where? In the Middle East, through southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean, and aso from western Asia to Egypt and Africa.
Why? Because this change gave humans greater control over their environment and enabled them to give up their nomadic ways of life and live in settled communities. The increase in food supplies also led to a noticeable expansion of the population.
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River Valley Civilizations
What? Civilizations created around large rivers in early history
Where? Around large rivers such as the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia, the Nile in Egypt, the Indus in India, and the Yellow River in China
Why? Because fertile soil was found near to these bodies of water, enabling crop growing and the use of irrigation to grow food necessary to survive and also the need to move around looking for food ceases