World Civilizations: Unit 1

What was the agricultural revolution?

• When animals were hunted.

• When the Neolithic people starting growing plants and rearing animals for food.

• Traveling from one place to another.

• Eating lunch with friends.

Paleolithic people’s tools were made of what material?

• iron

• glass

• stone

• gold

Why was the agricultural revolution significant in human history?

• People learned to work together to kill large animals.

• More people began living as nomads and were able to travel to better climates.

• People began living in smaller family groups and depending less on others.

• People became farmers and no longer had to depend on hunting and gathering.

People who move from one place to another are called

• nomads

• mermaids

• hunters

• farmers

Villages were set up near_____________.

• Plateaus

• Plains

• Mountains

• Rivers

1.  What did the Neolithic Revolution bring about?

• a.  Storms
• a.  Drought
• a.  Agriculture

Writing is a _________________.

• Way to communicate
• What DJ's do
• Characteristic of a Civilization

Where did the first civilizations rise?

• On rivers
• Near mountains
• In North America
• Near Seas

People in the Paleolithic Era were nomads because

• they did not know how to build sturdy houses.
• they were easily bored and wanted to see the world.
• they followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive
• None of these

The first humans were found in....

• America
• Earth
• Asia
• Africa