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Surplus Food, Specialization of Labor, and New Technologies
Explain how agricultural surpluses led to job specialization, pottery, weaving, metallurgy, and social stratification.
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Human Origins and the Agricultural Revolution
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Analyze the migration of early humans, the transition from hunting and gathering to farming, and the emergence of settled societies.
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6.E3.2Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesExplain the influence the factors of production have on the manufacture of goods and services within different cultures, regions, and communities. Key concepts include traditional economic systems, manorialism, guilds, taxation systems, and coerced labor
6.E3.3Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze the influence of specialization and trade within diverse cultures and communities in regions studied.