Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

People who move from place to place regularly are called

• ice ages

• technology

• nomads

• Paleolithic

long periods of extreme cold

• ice ages

• technology

• nomads

• Paleolithic

tools and methods to perform tasks

• ice ages

• nomads

• technology

What is the best example of how a technologic advance made life LESS difficult for Paleolithic people?

• They hunted and gathered.

• They discovered how to use fire.

• They lived near water sources.

• They used caves as shelters.

One of the most important technologies used by Paleolithic people was

• tools

• language

• art

• religion

What advancement during the Paleolithic Age made communication between people easier?

• the use of physical gestures

• the development of written language

• the development of spoken language

• the discovery that crushed rock and animal fat makes paint

Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations arose

• in the mountains

• near the sea

• in river valleys

• in the desert

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 (plentiful), 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 worked.

• moved out of the villages.

(a)   , the organized growing of food on a regular schedule, allowed people to produce a constant food supply.