Unit 1B- Part 2: Agricultural Revolution

What allows people to amass a surplus of food?

• foraging

• domestication

• migration

• toolmaking

The process by which people become more proficient at earning a living by performing a single task is referred to as

• cultural diffusion

• surplus agricultural production

• specialization of labor

• domestication

Barter means...

• hunting

• currency

• agriculture

• trade

Nomadic peoples began to live sedentary lives as a result of domestication. What does sedentary mean?

• migratory

• settled

• fleeting

• specialized

Communities ___, which allowed population increase and specialization of labor

• began to disband.

• amassed a surplus of food.

• lived in temporary structures.

• could stop developing new technologies.

Before domestication was put into practice, most people were

• nomadic.

• sedentary.

• religious.

• artistic.

Which of the following were NOT a result of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution? (Choose more than one)

• new sources to use when making clothing

• domestication of plants and animals

• creation of stone tools

• discovery of fire

Which 3 of the following would agrarian (farming) civilizations from different parts of the world most likely have in common? (Choose more than one)

• metallurgy

• temporary dwellings (homes) in the form of caves

• quick access to transportation via rivers

• Housing structures that could easily be taken down

• Public buildings such as temples

Which best describe the importance of having an economy that produces a surplus of food? (Choose more than one)

• It allows the development of a barter economy and opportunities to trade with different communities

• It encourages people to build tents to live in

• It allows people to share their skills and interests as they interact with other communities through cultural diffusion

• It gives people more time to specialize in things like making tools and creating artwork

• It helps people develop skills to increase their efficiency as nomads.

Why was the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution important to history?

• It contributed to the establishment of civilization.

• It brought about the outbreak of many wars

• It helped to establish nomadic tribes across the world.

• It caused the outbreak of epidemic diseases.