From Hunter-Gatherers to Farmers

How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?

• by hunting and gathering

• by planting and harvesting

• by herding goats and cattle

• by trading over land and sea

How did people in the Neolithic Age mostly get their food?

• Hunting and gathering

• Trading

• Grocery Store

• Farming

The Paleolithic Age ended because people discovered how to

• use computers

• weave cloth

• domesticate animals

• build houses out of wood

The fertile crescent was known for

• diamonds in the soil

• rich soil

• many animals

• clean water

What was the greatest impact of farming on people in the Neolithic Age

• people could learn a trade

• people could trade for goods

• people had a stable food supply

• people could travel to foreign places.

One animal that was domesticated for meat and milk was

• dog

• chicken

• camel

• goat

Why were doorways high up in the houses?

• People were taller than they are now

• The lower parts of the walls were made of grass

• they didn't know how to build lower doors

• they wanted to be safe from animals in their homes

What was the greatest benefit of having a permanent shelter?

• they could keep their animals skins in one place

• they could find new things to cook

• they could store their weapons

• they could live in small family groups

Why did more people live in groups in the Neolithic Age than the stone age?

• people learned to argue less

• they could grow enough food to support more people

• they needed more people for hunting and gathering

• they couldn't travel as far as the Hominids

Why did they divide up the work in the communities?

• people learned specialized skills so became experts in one area

• people got bored doing the same thing

• they did not all like to farm

• there were too many children to take care of