Chapter 2 Section 3

What were gods & goddesses most likely based on?

• the earth

• the air

• fire

• water

What did the domestication of plants lead to?

• a hunter-gatherer lifestyle

• agriculture

• the extinction of the Neanderthals

• the end of the ice ages

In addition to the 4 elements, what and/or who do scholars believe some people prayed to?

• animals

• rocks

• ancestors

• sand

Besides being a source of food, how did large animals benefit people?

• they talked to the gods

• they had the ability to find water

• they pulled large tools

• they carried heavy loads

What did people make from the fibers of domesticated plants & wool from animals?

• window shades

• clothing

• houses

• fertilizer

What made it possible for people to stop following the herds?

• the herds became extinct

• the herds changed where they migrated

• the domestication of animals

• the people could no longer walk long enough to keep up

How did people domesticate plants?

• they told them to "sit" & "grow!"

• they stopped watering them to make them grow longer roots

• they chose the smallest seeds & replanted them

• they chose the biggest seeds & replanted them

What are the natural elements of the ancient world?

• earth, air, fire, water

• copper, gold, silver, iron

• water, sunshine, mud, wind

• blood, sweat, tears, hair

Define AGRICULTURE

• farming

• trading for animals

• shopping for food

• making clothing

Once only able to control it/them, what did people learn to do in the Neolithic Era?

• control their tempers

• make fire

• build a pit house

• hunt mammoth