Neolithic Revolution

Which two new activities did Neolithic people engage in? Choose two.

• farming

• fishing

• gathering

• herding

Why were Neolithic pots better than earlier pots?

• They were smooth but uneven.

• They were made on a pottery wheel.

• They were used for storage.

• They were handmade.

Which three of the following conditions on Earth at the end of the Ice Age made human survival easier? Choose three.

• abundance of large animals

• decrease in sea levels

• extinction of mammoths

• increase in vegetation

• warmer global climate

Which new material did Neolithic people invent and use for making tools?

• bronze

• flint

• leather

• stone

• wood

Which environmental change played a key role in making human survival easier and bringing about the Neolithic age?

• decline in global sea level

• end of the Ice Age

• extinction of mammoths

• increase in cave formations

In the Neolithic Age agriculture creates an ______________ supply of food.

• extra

• fixed

• small

This development gave people the time to pursue new activities. Some people focused on making better containers. Such efforts led to the invention of the _______

• fire

• television

• pottery wheel

• home

Other people focused on making stronger tools. They used their knowledge of metalworking to begin making tools with ______________________.

• silver

• wood

• steel

• bronze

Women in hunter-gatherer communities had fewer children because it was difficult to take care of babies while living a_____________________life.

• modern

• nomadic

• urban

On the other hand, women in agricultural communities could have more children because as they lived in ________________ villages.

• permanent

• seasonal

• underground