Early Farmers and City Dwellers -- BYOJeopardy

Vocabulary - Part 1	Vocabulary - Part 2	Producing Food	Forming Complex Societies	Building Communities	Chapter 1 Review
100 Define domesticate. To adapt plants and to tame animals for their own uses. Vocabulary - Part 1 100	100 Define barter. To trade for things people wanted Vocabulary - Part 2 100	100 Why were some farming settlements more successful than others? They had a source of water (usually a river), fertile soil, and a mild climate Producing Food 100	100 Why did farming villages develop? Some farmers produced enough surplus food to support more people Forming Complex Societies 100	100 What have archaeologists learned about the development of the town of Jericho by studying its ruins? It was an important trading town surrounded by a wall, and Jericho\'s people respected the dead, valued religion, and lived in beehive-shaped huts. Building Communities 100	100 What are artifacts? Objects made by people Chapter 1 Review 100
200 Define livestock. Domesticated animals that provided resources Vocabulary - Part 1 200	200 Define division of labor. A system in which people do different jobs according to their abilities and the needs of the group. Vocabulary - Part 2 200	200 What is slash-and-burn farming? Why did people in forested areas need to use this method? A system of farming in which thick forestlands are cut and burned to prepare the soil for farming. They did it because they needed flat, fertile, farmland! Producing Food 200	200 What is significant about the following groups: Bandkeramik, Mehgarh, and Yangshao? Bandkeramik-pottery Mehgarh-cotton/cloth Yangshao-terrace farming Forming Complex Societies 200	200 Describe the houses and clothing that the people of Catal Huyuk made. The people of Catal Huyuk built small houses with separate rooms for cooking, sleeping, and worship. Entrances were on rooftops. They used flax to make the first known linen. Building Communities 200	200 Where did the first humans live? Africa Chapter 1 Review 200
300 Define agriculture. The knowledge of raising plants and animals Vocabulary - Part 1 300	300 Define social classes. A group that has a specific level of importance in a society Vocabulary - Part 2 300	300 When early farmers had a surplus, what would they do with it? (5 answers) Store it for planting Store it for food To help other settlements As gifts for dead ancestors Use it for trade Producing Food 300	300 About how long ago did agriculture spread to Europe and Asia? A. 12,000 years ago B. 8,000 years ago C. 5,000 years ago D. 2,000 years ago TEST QUESTION! Look it up!!! Forming Complex Societies 300	300 How were early cities different from early towns? Urban areas, a highly organized government, more specialized jobs, and taxation Building Communities 300	300 This group was the first to master the use of fire. H. erectus Chapter 1 Review 300
400 Define surplus. Extra supply Vocabulary - Part 1 400	400 Define urban. Relating to a city or cities Vocabulary - Part 2 400	400 What changes after the Ice Age led humans to begin farming? Warmer temperatures, growing populations, animal extinctions, and droughts Producing Food 400	400 Why did people barter? Give an example. By trading with each other, they could gain items they needed/wanted. A village with extra food but few clay pots might trade with a village that had many clay pots but little food. Forming Complex Societies 400	400 How did the division of labor change society in early towns? The division of labor developed into social classes, which were based on levels of responsbility people had in their work. Rulers, priests, and other important leaders and their families made up the highest class. Building Communities 400	400 This group lived in Africa 4.5 to 1 million years ago. Australopithecines Chapter 1 Review 400
500 Define subsisted. Survived Vocabulary - Part 1 500	500 Define civilization. A society with developed forms of religion and ways of governing Vocabulary - Part 2 500	500 List the sequence of events that led to the domestication of plants and animals. Basically, how did they learn to do it? People learned to plant seeds from wild plants; they chose the best seeds to grow better crops each season. They captured wild animals; over time, the animals became tame. Producing Food 500	500 What were the responsibilities of a village leader? 2 answers Control trade Resolve conflicts (people within a village might have had disagreements and neighboring villages might have argued over who owned land or resources) Forming Complex Societies 500	500 What are some features of a civilization? Advances in science, mathematics, and transportation Centralized government Religion Writing Large buildings and temples Building Communities 500	500 Who discovered H. habilis? The Leakeys, of course!! Chapter 1 Review 500
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