Practice - WHI.2c

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

• A change from hunting and gathering to farming

• A movement of migrating people to North America

• A religious movement in which people worshipped more than one god

• A rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people

Neolithic societies led to the development of civilizations by

• creating settled communities

• changing early farmers to hunters and gatherers

• creating cave art

• mastering fire and using oral language

According to the timeline, when did the Neolithic Era begin?

• 10,000 BC

• 4,000 BC

• 8,000 BC

• 14,000 BC

Identify the best title for the diagram

• Technological and social developments during the Neolithic Era

• Technological and social developments during the Paleolithic Era

• Technological and social developments during the Old Stone Age

• Technological and social developments during the Middle Stone Age

What change during the Neolithic Era gave rise to sedentary communities?

• Humans settled into permanent agricultural societies

• Humans developed an oral language

• Humans migrated in search of food, water, and shelter

• Humans learned how to make and use fire

What best completes this list?

• Developed weaving skills

• Created cave art

• Lived in clans

• Migrated to new places

How does this illustration best represent the Neolithic Era?

• It demonstrates the rise of settled communities

• It shows men hunting and gathering food

• It shows men gathering food from the open land

• It illustrates the creativity of man through cave art

Increased agricultural productivity during the Neolithic Period led to

• an increase in population

• a reduction in arts and crafts

• a diminished threat of disease

• the end of hunting and gathering

Which change characterized the New Stone Age?

• The establishment of farming villages

• The movement of people from villages to cities

• The migration of people to North America

• The movement of clans to caves

Neolithic people

• used domesticated animals

• created fire

• were nomadic

• lived in small clans