Topic 1-L2-The Neolithic Revolution

How might the development of spoken language have influenced the religious beliefs of Stone Age people?

• Spoken language would have made family groups more suspicious of outsiders.

• Spoken language would have allowed religious beliefs to spread more quickly.

• Spoken language would have created a new class of religious leaders.

• Spoken language would have encouraged humans to create religious cave paintings.

Why are the roots of the Neolithic Revolution traced to the development of farming?

• Farming provided more wealth than hunting and gathering.

• Farming taught people new skills necessary for planning cities.

• Farming allowed people to live in permanent villages year-round.

• Farming helped people to develop techniques for making stone tools.

How did the social structure develop in settled farming villages during the Neolithic Revolution?

• Women formed and supervised a council of elders.

• Men taught young children survival skills.

• Women gained prestige as warriors and leaders.

• Men began dominating social, political, and economic life.

What would be different about modern society if the Neolithic Revolution had not occurred?

• The human population would be much more numerous.

• All societies would be ruled by monarchs.

• People would not live in large towns and cities.

• People would not use tools to do work.

The most likely reason Neolithic peoples formed governments was because they needed to

• organize large public works projects.

• fight strategic wars with global allies.

• promote new farming techniques.

• develop the new social class system.