Lesson 3: From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers

Lesson 3: From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers

Lesson 3: From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers

by Rebecca Pryor

Open Ended

Why do you think there is an early period of time called the stone age?

Multiple Choice

The Stone Age got its name because

• people farmed rocky land

• people used stone tools

• people built stone houses

• people used stones as money

Open Ended

Do you remember what the base word "paleo" means? Can you guess what "Neo" might mean?

Multiple Choice

Historians divide the Stone Age into the Old and New Stone Ages. What are the latin phrases for the time periods

• Paleolithic and Neolithic

• Nuevolithic and Catal Hoyuk

• Dinosaurlithic and Monderolithic

• Old Stone Age and New Paleolithic Age

Open Ended

How did people get their food before there were grocery store or even FARMS?

Multiple Choice

During the Paleolithic Age, people got food by...

• raising animals

• staying in one place

• raising crops

• moving from place to place

Open Ended

What is the big difference between being a hunter and gatherer and a farmer...how would it make life different?

Multiple Choice

The Neolithic Age began when people started to...

• live as nomads

• develop farming

• take shelter in caves

• gather plants for food

Open Ended

After developing farms and having herds of animals, what do you think would be the next development to make these communities stronger. 

Multiple Choice

The Neolithic Age ENDED when people learned how to ...

• build permanent shelters

• make tools out of metal

• create electricity

• herd animals

Open Ended

What region of the world did civilization begin?

Multiple Choice

What is the Fertile Crescent?

• a curved tool prehistoric people used for farming

• a symbol prehistoric people made to mark their farms

• a Neolithic settlement surrounded by stone walls

• an arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia with rich soil

Open Ended

Have you heard of the word agriculture before? If so, in what sense of the word?

Multiple Choice

Whhich of the following describes agriculture?

• A. growing crops and raising animals

• B. gathering plants and hunting animals

• C. moving to another place to find plants

• D. developing skill with a spear

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an immediate effect of the development of agriculture?

• A. People had some control over their food supply.

• B. People ran out of food when they stayed in one place.

• C. People learned new ways of hunting wild animals.

• D. People learned how to make tools from stone.

Multiple Choice

Why did early farmers learn to domesticate animals?

• A. to protect animals from extinction

• B. to make animals useful to humans

• C. to provide transportation for nomads

• D. to make animals easier to hunt

Open Ended

What is trade? How would trade help a community of people?

Multiple Choice

Exchanging one item for another is called...

• gathering

• farming

• trade

• community

Open Ended

Why would it be important for people to have permanent shelters?

Multiple Choice

Living in communities made it possible for people to

• A. organize work more efficiently.

• B. defend themselves more easily.

• C. perform tasks more quickly.

• D. all of the above

Open Ended

What kinds of jobs might be available if people could trade food and other items?

Multiple Choice

Something that is useful to fulfill an need is called...

• a resource

• a craft

• a skill

• an art source

Multiple Choice

One of the most important advances in all of history was

• A. the discovery of obsidian.

• B. the ability to cooperate.

• C. the invention of agriculture.

• D. the development of water reed weaving.

Multiple Choice

Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) People were different from Neolithic (New Stone Age) people because...

• A. Paleolithic people rarely practiced trade.

• B. Paleolithic people learned how to farm.

• C. Paleolithic people lived in communities.

• D. Paleolithic people worked in a variety of jobs.