Chapter 3 Farming quiz prep

What does Neolithic mean?

• Before Stone Man

• Now Stone Age

• New Lithic Period

• New Stone Age

What did the Neolithic Age begin with?

• Metal Tools

• Stone Tools

• Farming

• Hunting and Gathering

What was the greatest benefit when people began farming?

• They had enough water for crops

• They had a stable food supply

• They had better tasting food

• They had more time to relax

If you were building a place to live during the Neolithic Age, what would be the best way to protect yourself from animal attacks?

• live in places where small animals live

• make your home out of animal hides

• put your doorways high up in the walls or roof area

• build a shelter in a river valley

Why did people live in larger communities during the Neolithic Age than in earlier timees?

• They created better ways of getting along with people

• They could trade their crops with other groups

• They needed more people for hunting and gathering

• They could grow enough food to support more people

What does Paleolithic Age mean?

• Old Stone age

• New Stone Age

• Old Farm Age

• Old Farm Method

• Diet of only meats, fruits, and veggies

What is true about life in Paleolithic times?

• people lived in large communities and moved frequently

• people developed special skills such as weaving and farming

• People spent most of their time finding enough food to live

• people lived in permanent structures made of mud bricks

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

• You became a better hunter by following animals

• You invented an alphabet and started writing

• You made a lot of money and moved to a new place

• You found out how other groups lived

What was NOT a result of people developing specialized skills?

• Moving more often in search of food

• Improving the quality of what they made

• Making things beautiful rather than just useful

• trading with other people for different things

In Chapters 1 and 2, you learned about different types of experts who study the past. What type of expert would be most interested in studying trade routes?

• Historian

• archeologist

• geographer

• paleoanthropologist