The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization



The Neolithic Revolution and the Rise of Civilization

As you read 1.2 (pages 27-31), answer the following questions.

1. What does the Greek word Neolithic mean?_____________________________________________________

2. Describe the revolution in human development that took place in the Neolithic Age.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Name the crops that were grown and the animals that were domesticated in Southwest Asia during this time:

a. crops:

b. animals:

4. In what areas did the first Neolithic farming villages appear?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. When farming produced food surpluses in communities, this freed people to do what activities other than growing crops?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Describe the process by which the durable metal bronze was first created.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. By the beginning of the Bronze Age, large numbers of people were concentrated in what geographical locations?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. List the 6 basic characteristics of civilization, giving an explanation for each:

|Characteristic |Explanation |

|1. Exp. The Rise of Cities |Developed in river valleys, large-scale farming fed the people. |

| |Many lived in cities, which led to a new lifestyle. |

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9. What do governments do?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Rulers, priests, merchants, and artisans used writing for a very important purpose. What was it?_______________________________________________________

11. Why were temples and pyramids built in ancient cities?____________________________________________________________

12. Define the following terms:

a. Systematic Agriculture:

b. Domestication:

c. Bronze Age:

d. Culture:

e. Civilization:

f. Monarch:

13. Compare the roles of men and women in the Neolithic Age:

14. What was the relationship among artistic activities, religion, and government during the rise of civilization?

15. Place the following phrases in chronological order below. Use arrows to show which came first, second, third, and fourth:

“Trading of goods, division of labor”

“Acquire food on a regular basis”

“Civilization”

“Rise of permanent villages”

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