History 2.1: Early Agriculture

What does revolution mean?

• to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals

• a complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living

• more than what is needed

• to spend most of their time on a single job or craft

What does surplus mean?

• to spend most of their time on a single job or craft

• a complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living

• to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals

• to have more than what is needed;extra

What does domesticate mean?

• To change the growth of plants or behavior of animals to be useful to humans

• To have more than what is needed;extra

• To spend most of one's time on a single job or craft

• a complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living

What does specialization mean?

• a complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living

• to spend most of one's time on a single job or craft

• to have more than what is needed;extra

• to change the growth of plants or behavior of animals to be useful to humans

Which is not a tool used during the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution?

• sickles

• stone querns

• axes

• tractors

Which is not a new material used for clothing during the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution?

• wool

• cotton

• silk

• nylon

Which statement is not true about shelter during the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution?

• Houses were built of bricks or concrete

• Houses were built of mud, straw, poles, and branches

• Houses had a kitchen and a storage area

• People buried their dead beneath the floors.

Where did agriculture begin?

• Europe

• Africa

• Southwest Asia

• South America

Which is not a job found in an early farming village?

• potter

• weaver

• lawyer

• blacksmith (metalworker)

Which is not a benefit of farming?

• Farming produced more food

• Farming could be uncertain if there was bad weather

• Farming required less land than hunting and gathering

• Farming enabled people to settle in one place