Early Farmer And City Dwellers Flashcards
(41 cards)
Because of farming livestock…
They could produce more food
Because of farming settlement…
Instead of hunting and gathering they settled into their environments.
Because of farming land ownership…
Passed down land to other generations of family’s.
Because of farming surplus…
Ad more food and people shared with other settlements.
Because of farming the rules…
The early people had more order in their community
When did the ice age end?
10000 years ago.
How did people survive during the ice age?
They learned to adapt and modify their environment
What were the 3 challenges of finding food?
1) animals became extinct,
2) there were droughts which caused food shortages.
3) where there was food populations grew.
What happened because of the 3 challenges?
People became better at storing food and others developed new weapons for hunting smaller prey.
What happened because of the food shortages?
People learned to domesticate plants and animals. They learned to plant seeds from wild plants to grow new ones and they tamed animals for their own use.
What is livestock?
Domesticated animals that provide resources for a main source of meat.
What does agriculture mean?
The knowledge of raising plants and animals.
What did people do that knew agriculture?
They began to farm and built longer lasting shelters and in permanent settlements.
What is the beginning of agriculture referred as?
Agriculture revolution.
What were the effects of agriculture?
1) produce larger food supply’s
2) increased population
3) permanent settlements
4) people worked together
5) people began to organize
6) people developed rules for their community
Agriculture brought a steady source of_______…
Food
What does surplus mean?
Extra supply of something
What were the surplus used for?
They were for planting for the next season
Food in times of drought
Loan to help other people/ settlements to foster friend
Traded for food and goods not found in area.
Over time the growth of trade would lead to more …
Adanced societies
What did successful farming communities grow?
Surplus food for harsh times.
What happened to communities tat grew a lot of surplus food?
Populations grew.
Settlements grew into villages wit up to several hundred people.
What was Terrence farming?
Cutting steps of flat land into sides of hills and mountains. This is considered a complex/advanced farming technology.
What were the benefits of terraces?
Made more flat land available for farming.
Protected villages from destructive floods.
What was the plow?
They were used to cut lift and turn over soil In time a wooden or stone blade made the plow faster