GRAPES of Early Humans & Mesopotamia

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.

Based on the information in the chart, Paleolithic people

• built homes made of mud-bricks.

• sculpted pottery and carved wood.

• used copper and bronze to make tools.

• crafted simple tools such as axes.

Which of the following events marked the change from hunters and gatherers to farmers?

• the decline of wild animals

• the ability to store surplus food

• the development of specialized jobs

• the cultivation of crops and domestication of animals

What technology was a major breakthrough for Paleolithic people?

• bronze

• copper

• flint

• iron

What are people called who travel from place to place to survive?

• archaeologists

• early humans

• nomads

• paleolithic

What was the most important discovery of the Paleolithic Age?

• The use of bronze

• The discovery of fire

• The cultivation of crops

• The specialization of jobs

Which of these metals was the first to be used in early civilizations to make tools and weapons?

• iron

• steel

• copper

• bronze

Paleolithic people first used tools made of...

• bronze

• copper

• sticks and stones

• cast iron

Most scientists believe that this is the biggest advancement in human history and it occurred during the Neolithic Age.

• simple shelters

• farming

• tool making

• invention of the wheel

Which time period did the farming revolution take place?

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic