Topic 1 - Lesson 4 (New Ways of Life)

Most historians believe that about 10,000 years ago southwestern ____ became the center of agriculture.

• Asia

• North America

• South America

• Africa

Agriculture also offered many benefits. Farming produced more food and required less ____ than hunting and gathering.

• gold

• intelligence

• land

• children

Specialization includes people who

• are very good at one skill

• grow all their own food

• speak one language very well

• can solve almost any problem

When there is a surplus of food

• extra food spoils

• people wait in line for food

• families have extra food

• not enough rain falls to grow food

When there was a surplus of food, populations

• went hungry

• grew larger

• fought for more food

• died out

In Catalhoyuk, people buried their dead

• beneath the floors

• in a cemetery

• under a tree

• in a pyramid tomb

According to historians why is Uruk so important?

• It is considered the world's first continent.

• It is considered the world's first democratic society.

• It is considered the birthplace of Superman.

• It is considered the world's first city.

How were the houses in Catalhoyuk built?

• The walls were made of wood and metal and roofs were made of sticks and bushes plastered together with glue.

• The walls were made of cheese and dirt and roofs were made of bones and sticks plastered together with mud.

• The walls were made of metal and plaster and roofs were made of tile.

• The walls were made of mud and straw and roofs were made of wood and reeds plastered together with mud.

In Catalhoyuk people entered the interior spaces through

• the front door

• the garage

• the roof

• the window

Farming changed social organizations by the need for groups to protect their

• wealth

• possessions

• villages

• all of the above