Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

1.

Multiple Choice

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People who migrate from place to place are called...

farmers

paleolithic

laborers

nomads

2.

Multiple Choice

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The Agricultural Revolution refers to the time when early humans-

mastered fire.

developed agriculture and settled down.

migrated from Africa.

organized governments

3.

Multiple Choice

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After the last Ice Age, many nomads moved into areas with a milder climate and fertile land. As a consequence ______eventually replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food.

shrines

farming

systematic agriculture

river valley

4.

Multiple Choice

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What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?

People began eating wild grains

The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities

People completely stopped hunting and gathering

New types of stone tools were made

5.

Multiple Choice

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As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people...

went back to hunting and gathering.

started domesticating animals.

became artisans or skilled workers.

moved out of villages.

6.

Multiple Choice

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What is domestication?

the process of changing animals and plants to make them more useful for humans

the period when people moved from food gathering to food producing

building homes in order to stay in one place permanently

the condition where one has more than one needs

7.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Domesticating animals is a characteristic of which culture?

paleolithic

neolithic

8.

Multiple Choice

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Building homes out of mud bricks is an example of which culture?

paleolithic

neolithic

9.

Multiple Choice

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Living a nomadic lifestyle is an example of which culture?

paleolithic

neolithic

10.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Hunting and gathering food is an example of which culture?

paleolithic

neolithic

11.

Multiple Choice

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What is the term we use to describe the discovery and implementation of farming into human civilization?

The Agricultural Revolution

The Paleolithic Era

The Growing Age

The Grain Production Cycle

12.

Multiple Choice

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The steady supply of food in the Neolithic Age allowed people to do different types of work that did not involve farming. What do we call this?

Hunting

Specialization

Religion

Technology

13.

Multiple Choice

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When the food supply increases, what happens to the population?

it decreases quickly

it increases quickly

it stays the same

it splits into different groups

14.

Multiple Choice

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The _____________ of plants and animals benefited people because it allowed them to settle in one place.

Agricultural Revolution

irrigation

domestication

specialization

15.

Multiple Choice

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The earliest humans got their food by...

growing crops

raising chickens and cows

hunting animals and gathering berries and nuts

going to the grocery store

16.

Multiple Choice

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During the Neolithic Age, the population was able to grow because ______.

many animals that were dangerous to humans died off

hunters developed better techniques for hunting

humans learned which plants were safe to eat

people had a steady supply of food

17.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Why did farming lead to permanent villages?

people grew too much food to travel

people needed to build storage for crops

people needed to stay and tend their crops

people had to make pottery to hold fo

18.

Multiple Choice

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What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?

"Ice Age"

"Human Age"

"Old Stone Age"

"New Stone Age"

19.

Multiple Choice

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What is another name for the Neolithic Age?

"New Stone Age"

"Human Age"

"Ice Age"

"Old Stone Age"

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Paleolithic people would most likely to do which of the following?

build permanent homes

plant their own crops

trade with other settlements

make simple tools like stone axes

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