Early Farmers and Herders

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of agriculture?

• People invented new tools.
• More food was made available.
• Larger families lived together.
• The process of clearing large amounts of land began.

What is livestock?

• a long period with little or no rain
• a domesticated animal
• a permanent settlement
• a person who wanders from place to place

What is a nomad?

• a long period with little or no rain
• a domesticated animal
• a permanent settlement
• a person who wanders from place to place

What is agriculture?

• a nomadic way of life
• permanent settlements
• hunting and gathering
• the knowledge of raising plants and animals

What did agriculture allow people to do?

• travel together more efficiently
• work together to kill large animals
• produce larger food supplies in one place
• mine for metal

Which is NOT a characteristic of a pastoral society?

• live as nomads
• settle down to village life
• have herds of animals
• moving to new pastures with their herds

One advantage of farming over hunting/gathering is that it ________________________.

• feeds more people
• prevents diseases
• involves less fighting over land
• is easier

What does domesticate mean?

• to train a wild animal to be useful to humans
• to clean the house
• to live in the stone age
• to build a permanent shelter

Which animal was domesticated mainly for meat AND milk ?

• mule
• goat
• dog
• chickens

Two of the first domesticated crops were --

• rice and squash.
• millet and oats.
• barley and wheat.
• corn and sugar.