Civilization is defined as,” A complex culture in which large numbers of people share a variety of common elements.” (Duiker, William J., and Jackson J. Spielvogel) Throughout this expansion, the development of culture, and society, followed many similar patterns. As man spread across the world he made changes based on his environment, that enhanced the growth of community and the production of foods and goods. Between 8,000 B.C.E. and 5,000 B.C.E. agriculture advanced in several different areas of the world. From the earliest known city-settlement in the Middle East, Catal Hujuk, came the building of homes for protection and storage, refined stone tools, and flint blades. In Catal Hujuk the homes were of uniform size, but as city-settlements