Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

Which of the following advancements during the Paleolithic Age was the most important?

• The invention of fire

• The concept of family

• The end of the Ice Age

• The concept of religion

People who move from place to place to survive are called...

• farmers

• paleolithic

• laborers

• nomads

The earliest humans got their food by...

• growing crops

• raising chickens and cows

• hunting animals and gathering berries and nuts

• going to the grocery store

_____________ was first used by Paleolithic people. Before this time, sticks, stones, and tree branches served as tools.

• technology

• specialization

• domestication

• systematic agriculture

Paleolithic people would most likely to do which of the following?

• build permanent homes
• plant their own crops
• trade with other settlements
• make simple tools like stone axes

organized growing and harvesting of food on a regular basis

• systematic agriculture

• domesticate

• hunter gatherers

• prehistory

Which statement best describes the Agricultural Revolution?

• major battles fought between people of Africa and Asia

• the change from hunting and gathering to growing food on a regular basis

• the change from food gathering to only hunting

• major battles between the people of Asia

What was the most important effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people’s lives?

• People began eating wild grains.

• The population grew at a faster rate, and people started civilizations.

• People completely stopped hunting and gathering.

• New types of stone tools were made.

The Neolithic Age showed a shift from hunting and gathering to _____________, which meant growing food on a regular basis.

• Domestication

• Technology

• Nomadic

• Systematic agriculture

In the Neolithic times, people began to ___________ animals for human use.

• specialize

• train

• construct

• domesticate