farming led to settled communities

people started using animal skins for clothing

copper was first used to improve stone tools

cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups

Food was grown on haciendas.

Stone tools were used for the first time.

The factory system replaced the domestic system.

Permanent settlements were established in river valleys.

ideographs

calligraphy

cuneiform

letters

a nomadic lifestyle

a reliance on stone weaponry

an increase in population

a dependence on hunting and gathering

production of surplus food

drawings on cave walls

ability to harness fire

introduction of fishing nets