Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

People who migrate from place to place are called...

• farmers

• paleolithic

• laborers

• nomads

The Agricultural Revolution refers to the time when early humans-

• mastered fire.

• developed agriculture and settled down.

• migrated from Africa.

• organized governments

After the last Ice Age, many nomads moved into areas with a milder climate and fertile land. As a consequence ______eventually replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food.

• shrines

• farming

• systematic agriculture

• river valley

What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?

• People began eating wild grains

• The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities

• People completely stopped hunting and gathering

• New types of stone tools were made

As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people...

• went back to hunting and gathering.

• started domesticating animals.

• became artisans or skilled workers.

• moved out of villages.

What is domestication?

• the process of changing animals and plants to make them more useful for humans

• the period when people moved from food gathering to food producing

• building homes in order to stay in one place permanently

• the condition where one has more than one needs

Domesticating animals is a characteristic of which culture?

• paleolithic

• neolithic

Building homes out of mud bricks is an example of which culture?

• paleolithic

• neolithic

Living a nomadic lifestyle is an example of which culture?

• paleolithic

• neolithic

Hunting and gathering food is an example of which culture?

• paleolithic

• neolithic