SS Unit 1 Chapter 2

Where was the first permanent settlements formed?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• America

• China

Why did humans find crops growing in the places they camped before?

• grains were everywhere in nature

• developed a system of agriculture

• dropped seeds of grains the years prior

• grown naturally without human help

What was an effect of settling in one place?

• didn't need tools for growing crops

• we could build permanent homes

• had fewer children

• grains were wild everywhere

How did life change from Paleolithic to Neolithic society?

• from a lot of people in the world to very few

• nomadic life to agricultural life

• scavenging to hunting

• not having language- to have language

What developed during the Neolithic Period?

• large settlements

• bartering and trading

• architecture

• migration

Crops were more likely to grow near which type of feature?

• deserts

• mountains

• valleys

• rivers

This provided humans with reliable milk, food, and labor for their crops.

• Domestication of plants

• Extinction of Species

• Domestication of Animals

• Surplus

Which of these events happened first?

• Specialization of society

• development of large civilizations

• domestication of animals

• domestication of plants and grains