Culture (behavior) Refers to a group of people's tools, skills, customs, arts, and ideas. handed down behavior patterns began as use of stone tools, sharing of food, and primitive communication then graduated to hunting and gathering which required use of more advanced tools farming cultures were even more advanced. invented hoes and sickles Society (relationships) Refers to a group of people who share the same culture, use the same tools, speak the same language, and share ideas Civilization (systems of culture and society) Refers to complex cultures that have division of labor, systems of writing, advanced technical skills, and cities with some form of government, usually have developed a calendar, and share common beliefs. The initial discovery of how to grow food, called the Neolithic Revolution when people changed from food gatherers to food producers was when civilization began. Surplus, or extra food was the chief reason for the growth of civilizations; fewer people needed to farm, some became craftspeople, traders, and so forth, which made the culture more complex. Even as civilizations developed, some people continued to live by hunting and gathering, while others lived pastoral, nomadic lives.   webmaster Killeen Harker Heights Connections Unit 1 - Pre-History & Ancient Civilizations Links for Ancient Civilizations Links for Social Studies