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Global Affairs 9_10

Turning Points in world history 1

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Domestication To tame an animal to live with, or close to humans
surplus when you have more then enough of something.
specialization of labor when people have different jobs--not just farming. There are artists, priests, merchants, and more!
irrigation important invention: getting water to plants so they can grow far from a river
river valleys most civilizations started in these well watered areas.
Fertile Crescent the area of the Middle East where the first artifacts of civilization were found. Now, its in Iraq.
Mesopotamia the "land between the rivers", where Sumerians established a very early civilization.
Social Classes some groups have more power than others--priests, warriers, farmers, slaves.
Neolithic Revolution The transformation from food gathering to food producing. Considered the beginning of civilization
Civilization A society that has a high level of social organization-like organized government, religion, and job specialization.
Nomadic not settled, moving from place to place
Archaelogist the study of human activity in the past, through ancient artefacts.
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