Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Neolithic Revolution Vocab

Paleolithic-Old Stone Age

Neolithic-New Stone Age

Surplus-an amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed

Environment- surroundings and influences

Domesticate-to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame. to adapt (a plant) so as to be cultivated by and beneficial to human beings.

Agriculture-the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.

Nomad-a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place