Ch 3 : From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers

What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 BCE

• trading

• hunting

• farming

How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?

• by hunting and gathering

• by planting and harvesting

• by trading over land and sea

One animal that was domesticated mainly for meat and milk was the...

• goat

• chicken

• mule

The Neolithic Age ended about 3000 BCE, with the discovery of how to...

• build brick houses

• make metal tools

• weave linen cloth

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

• They shared most of the work.

• They could travel more easily

• They had a stable food supply.

Archaeologists have found houses in which the doorways were built high up on the walls. What was the most likely reason for this?

• People grew taller because they had more to eat.

• People wanted to be safe from wild animals or enemies.

• The land around the houses has sunk over the years.

If you were a Neolithic trader, what would most likely happen as you traveled and traded?

• You would find out how other groups lived.

• You would invent an alphabet and start writing.

• You would become a better hunter by following animals.

How did trade help Neolithic people make stronger tools?

• They got special materials such as obsidian from other areas.
• They became stronger
• They learned how to work with new material 
• It didn't create stronger tools.

Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups, compared with earlier times?

• They found better ways to get along with others

• They made special goods like baskets and pottery

• They needed more people for hunting and gathering

• They could grow enough food to support more people

Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?

• new ways of living in smaller family groups

• new ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits

• new ways of protection with bows and arrows

• new ways of making clothing out of animal skins