Topic #1

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Surplus means _____________.

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How did people benefit from surplus food?

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Having surplus food helped the early people to specialize in different skills like pottery making, clothing making, weapon making, and other kinds of skills.

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What does specialization mean?

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The act of concentrating on a limited number of goods or activities. (this means people can focus on skills or talents they have instead of spending all their time looking for food)

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What does economy mean?

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The system by which a country's people earn their living.

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What kind of permanent houses did the people of Catalhöyük build?

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They built shelters made of mud and straw with entry ways on the roofs of the buildings.

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A complex society with cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized job skills is a ____________.

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Civilization

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A supply of something that is needed for something else is a ___________.

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Resource

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Peoples' beliefs and practices about the existence, nature, and worship of a god or gods is known as ____________.

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Religion

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A ________________ is a group of people living in similar economic conditions.

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social class

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Manage means to

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direct, or to have control over.