HSS CH 2.3 Beginnings of Agriculture

What were some effects of the switch to farming? P42

• people stopped moving around to find food

• populations grew with better control of food production

• people traveled more and took more vacations

• towns developed in some areas

How did farming contribute to the growth of towns? P43

• Farming contributed to the growth of the animal population, not the human population

• because people stayed in one place to control food production, towns developed

• Farming did not contribute to the growth of towns because not many people could successfully farm

• Farming contributed to the growth of towns because people needed to stay warm after the ice age

Which animals were domesticated in Asia? P41

• cattle

• sheep

• goats

• dogs

Where was corn first domesticated? P41

• southern part of North America

• South America

• Africa

• Australia

How did farmers get water to their fields? P43

• Arrowhead water delivered

• they used channels to move water to their fields

• they carried buckets all day

• they waited for the rainy season to water crops

What term means "New Stone Age?"

(a)  

What term means "the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans?"

(a)  

What term means "farming?"

(a)  

What term means "huge stones used as monuments?"

(a)  

What does the term "Neolithic Era" mean?

• Middle Stone Age

• Old Stone Age

• Rolling Stone Era

• New Stone Age