Agriculture and Settlement

While conducting a search for an excavation site, an archaeologist has discovered a clay pot covered with drawings.

This artifact would best help archaeologists to understand which aspect of an ancient society?

• diet

• culture

• economy

Which factor was most important for the survival of early humans?

• little or no change in temperature

• reliable supplies of food and water

• access to materials for making tools

A Neolithic settlement of farmers has begun using cattle as beasts of burden. As a result of their use of cattle, they are now able to craft more specialized tools and weapons, allowing them to do all of their work faster and more efficiently.

Based on this passage, what can you conclude about the way cattle assisted the farmers?

• The farmers ate the cows, so they do not need to spend their time hunting.

• The farmers traded the cow's milk for metals and supplies to make their tools.

• The farmers used the cows to help plow the fields, reducing the amount of human effort and time needed.

What factor has the greatest influence over people's decisions about the types of crops they raised during the Neolithic Era?

• what their rulers preferred to eat

• what plants were native to the region

• how much they could trade with nomadic hunter-gatherers

By learning to create pottery, humans were able to increase the amount of food and supplies they could store. They also learned to create plaster by heating limestone and melted metal to create strong tools.

Based on this information, what can you conclude about Neolithic humans?

• They made important discoveries in medicine.

• They learned all of their skills form neighboring tribes.

• They were able to use fires to improve their lives in a number of ways.

Which factor contributed most to the end of the Neolithic Era?

• the development of methods to store food

• human's ability to use fire to make metal tools

• the domestication of animals to use as beasts of burden

How did the Neolithic peoples use fire to aid their agriculture?

• to clear new fields

• to turn manure into fertilizer

• to preserve seeds for future planting

Which factor contributed most to the development of the first cities?

• the domestication of animals

• trade between different civilizations

• the creation of surplus food supplies

What factor was most important in determining the design of building in early agricultural civilizations?

• the climate and materials of the region

• the wealth of the family for whom the building was constructed

• the size of the labor force that would be used for the construction

What change began the Neolithic Age?

• trading

• farming

• hunting

• building