Early Humans - Settlers

Which concept is being depicted in the picture?

• migration

• polytheism

• cultural diffusion

• division of labor

Use the bullets below to answer the following

-surplus food

-division of labor

-settle in villages

-creation of government

What do the bullets represent?

• effects of the emergence of agriculture

• causes of human migrations

• reasons why the Ice Age ended

• invention various of stone tools

Which of the following summarizes the relationship between agriculture and the growth of towns?

• Agriculture competed with hunting and gathering practices.

• A food surplus led to more hunter-gatherer groups migrating.

• A food surplus helped establish permanent settlements.

• Agriculture prevented the development of civilizations.

According to the timeline, when did humans begin to farm?

• 10,000 BC

• 3,000 BC

• 1 million years BC

• 2.5 million years BC

What is domestication?

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

• the period when people moved from food gathering to food producing

• building homes in order to stay in one place without moving again

• the condition in which one has more than is needed

Which statement best describes the Neolithic Revolution?

• major battles fought between people of Asia and Africa

• the shift from food gathering to food production and domestication

• the shift from food gathering to hunting

• major battles between the peoples of Asia

What impact did the Neolithic Revolution have on early humans?

• Early humans became more nomadic and migrated to new places.

• Early humans began to use irrigation to trade with others.

• Early humans began to depend less on animals for labor.

• Early humans began to live in permanent settlements.

What are permanent settlements?

• the condition in which one has more than is needed

• the creation of villages in order to stay in one place without moving again

• the period when people moved from food gathering to food producing

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

What is a surplus?

• the condition in which one has more than is needed

• building homes in order to stay in one place without moving again

• the period when people moved from food gathering to food producing

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

Which of the following were created to help irrigate crops grown in the new permanent settlements?

(Check all that apply)

• Dams

• Canals

• Water Screws

• Plows