World History Review Guide for Final Exam
Early Civilization
Paleolithic – nomads rely on hunting-gathering, cave painting, burial of dead, simple tools
Neolithic- FARMING begins, villages/city growth, stone tools refined
Traits of a Civilization – developed cities, organized Government, formal religion, Specialization of labor, social classes, record keeping, art and architecture
Nomads – travel from place to place in search of food
Hunter-Gatherers – hunt for meat/fish, gather berries and nuts
Slash and Burn
Domestication – selective growing of plants and breeding of animals
Polytheism – worship of more than one God
Monotheism – worship of only one God
Farming / Agricultural Revolution – created villages and surplus of food, led to trading with others
Development of Writing – in pictographs, developed for record keeping
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