Brainpop! Agricultural Revolution

Hunter-gatherer societies were nomadic. What does this mean?

• H/G societies had a lot of members
• H/G societies moved around a lot
• H/G socieities grew their own crops
• H/G socieities ate only meat.

Which of the following modern countries is located within the Fertile Crescent?

• Iraq
• Japan
• Peru
• Australia

How did the earliest villagers compare to their hunter-gatherer counterparts?

• The villagers did much less work
• The villagers led much longer lives
• The villagers were smaller and less healthy
• The villagers were bigger and stronger

Which of the following is a domesticated animal?

• A Bear
• A Sheep
• A Deer
• A Squirrel

Settling down into small villages had which of the following effects on a population?

• Greater Exposure to disease.
• Access to a more varied diet.
• A shrinking population.
• A reduction in the amount of daily work people had to do.

How did early villagers develop food surpluses?

• By domesticating more animal species than they really needed.
• By growing and storing extra crops
• By domesticating a wide variety of plant species
• By raiding nearby villages for extra food.

Which of the following occupations came into existence due to specialization in early village societies?

• Hunter
• Farmer
• Blacksmith
• Animal Herder

Which of the following people might be at the top of the hierarchy of an early village society?

• A farmer
• A scribe
• A blacksmith
• A priest

Which term best describes life as it existed in the earliest villages?

• relaxing
• Demanding
• Impossible
• Sophisticated

Which of the following is an opinion about the Agricultural Revolution?

• It was the most important even in world history
• It led to a major growth in population
• It involved the domestication of several species of plants & animals.
• It occurred between 10,000 & 12,000 years ago