Neolithic Revolution Vocabulary Review

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Another word for farming

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agriculture

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To tame; to change a wild plant or animal so it can be grown or raised by humans

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domesticate

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What was the turning point in history starting in 10,000 BCE that changed the way Paleolithic people lived, shifting from hunting and gathering to agriculture and settling in permanent settlements?

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Neolithic Revolution

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A place where people start a new place to live

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settlement

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When a society has a system of government and laws, using a written language, and keeping written records

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civilization

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Once people learned to farm, they could settle in: villages, caves, North America, trees

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villages

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The act of taming a wild animal, or controlling a plant to make it useful to humans is known as

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domestication

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The life expectancy of a Paleolithic person was

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30 years

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Why did nomads spread around the world?

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Nomads were constantly in search of food sources.

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The letters B.C.E. mean_____.

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Before Common Era