*History 8 First Towns and Villages Video Notes

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1. What item is considered to be the first example of complex technology?

First Towns and Villages states that the loom was considered to be the first example of complex technology. According to Merriam-Webster, a loom is known as a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth. Looms made it possible to create more sturdy and light woven baskets. They also led to the development of warmer and more durable clothing. Overall, looms greatly impacted the lives of the first to use them.

Works Cited: The First Towns and Villages. 2003. Schlessinger Media, 2003. DVD.

“Sweat.” Merriam-Webster. 2012. Merriam-Webster. Web. 17 Sept. 2012. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat>.

-Katie Malcolm

2. What was the disadvantage of people living so closely with the animals they herded?

3. What was the first domesticated farm animal? Non farm animal?

4. What was the first artificial building material? Describe the process by which it was made.

5. What did people do with the skulls of their dead relatives? Why?

6. How do archaeologists think the stone columns found in Turkey were used?

7. What effect did the people living in the Fertile Crescent have on the environment?

8. What problem precipitated the invention of the plough?

9. Who were the "long house people"?