Neolithic Revolution

Use the bullets below to answer the following:

• surplus food
• division of labor
• settle in villages
• creation of government

What do the bullets represent?

• invention of various stone tools

• reasons why the ice age ended

• causes of human migrations

• effects of the emergence of agriculture

Which summarizes the relationship between agriculture and growth of towns?

• prevented development of civilizations

• food surplus establishes permanent settlements

• food surplus creates more hunter-gatherers

• it completed with hunter gatherers

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?

• change plants/animal so more useful for humans

• when people went from hunter-gatherer to food production

• building homes to stay in one place

• condition in which one has more than is needed

Which statement best describes the Neolithic Revolution?

• major battles fought between people

• shift from food gathering to food production

• shift from food gathering to hunting

• major battles between the peoples of Asia

What impact did the Neolithic Revolution have on early humans?

• began to live in permanent settlements

• began to depend less on animals for labor

• began to use irrigation to trade with others

• became more nomadic and migrated to new places

What are permanent settlements?

• changing plants/animals to make more useful for humans

• period when people moved to find food

• creation of villages to stay in one place

• condition where one has more than they need

What is surplus?

• changing plants/animals to be useful for humans

• period when people moved from gathering to producing food

• building homes to stay in one place

• condition in which one has more food than is needed

Which of the following were created to help irrigate crops grown in the new permanent settlements? (all that apply)

• dams

• canals

• water screws

• plows