Global I First Civilizations Vocabulary

What is the Paleolithic Era?

• Time period where people hunted and gathered

• Turning point when people began to farm and domesticate animals

• People performing different jobs in a civilization

• Areas settled by people near rivers

What is scarcity?

• Having extra food left over to sell

• Not having enough resources

• Exchanging goods and services without money

• Only growing enough for your family to survive

What is the Neolithic Revolution?

• Time period when people hunted and gathered for food

• People perform different jobs in a civilization

• Turning point where people began to farm and domesticate animals

• Areas settled by people near rivers

What is a surplus?

• Not having enough resources

• Training animals to help you on the farm

• Only growing enough for your family to survive

• Having extra food left over to sell

What is a traditional economy?

• Based on past practices such as hunting and gathering and farming

• Exchanging goods and services without money

• Wandering from place to place in search of food

• A society based on farming

What is specialization of labor?

• A person's social status is based on his/her job

• People perform different jobs in a civilization

• Areas settled by people near rivers

• Exchanging goods and services without money

What is a hierarchy?

• People perform different jobs in a civilization

• Writing system of ancient Egypt

• Earliest form of government where a person's status was based on his/her job

• A society based on farming

What are natural barriers?

• Mountains, oceans, deserts

• Rivers, grasslands

What is the name of the civilization of the Nile River Valley?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia/Babylon/Sumer

• India

• China

What is the name of the civilization of the Tigres and Euphrates River Valley?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia/Babylon/Sumer

• India

• China