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Neolithic Tools
#1 What tool was used to turn the soil? A hoe
#2 What tool was used to cut wheat? A sickle
#3 What tool did women make to carry and store food? Basket
#4 What tool was a platform for wheat would be crushed on? Grinder
#5 What tool crushed wheat? Rubbing Stone
Geography
#1 Name 3 countries that surround the Fertile Crescent. Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, as well as the southeastern fringe of Turkey and the western fringes of Iran
#2 Where did Palaeolithic people begin populating the earth? Eastern Africa
#3 Name on of the cities that we looked at during the Neolithic period. Mallaha, Mureybet, Catal Huyuk
#4 Why did Palaeolithic people move? Followed the herds for hunting and food.
#5 What is the main sea located near the Fertile Crescent? The Mediterranean Sea
Neolithic People
#1 Around what year did Neolithic people start living in permanent houses? 8000 BCE
#2 For the most part, were Neolithic people nomadic or sedentary? Sedentary
#3 Why did Neolithic people start living near fertile lands? Land that was good for farming allowed them to engage in agriculture
#4 What type of animals would Neolithic people breed? Horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, chicken
#5 What is one hypothesis for why humans started farming? Neolithic people saw seeds fall and create new plants - Farming happened first, then they stayed in one place
Villages
#1 How were Neolithic villages protected? With high stone walls.
#2 Why did the Neolithic people live near the fields where they farmed? They wouldn't have to carry their food as far.
#3 What was the shape of the houses in Catal Huyuk? Square and rectangular
#4 What type of scenes or images decorated the walls of Catal Huyuk? Hunting scenes - deer, boar, and bears.
#5 How does the statue of the mother goddess show fertility? Big belly means that she is pregnant.
Division of Labor, Trade, and Political Power
#1 What does division of labour mean? Different jobs for different people.
#2 How did extra food help the Neolithic people create new jobs? More food meant that the population grew, the more people there were, the more jobs that were created.
#3 What were some of the jobs that Neolithic people had besides farming and hunting? - Basket, weave, make tools out of metal, pottery, and war
#4 How did more food create trade among Neolithic people? Extra food leads to people trading that food for goods.
#5 What does 'social hierarchy' mean? order of society from most to least important.
Final Question
Give one of two ways that a village was organized. Single boss who makes the decisions, but is advised or Village community: is where the village meets to make decisions