Ancient Orgins-Settling down Quiz

What event marks the change between the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras?

• Use of Stone tools

• Discovery of Iron

• Rise of Farming

• Water Scarcity

Hunter-gatherers depended on

• wild plants and animals

• settled agriculture

• large communites

• the ice age

What is the purpose of terracing?

• make it easier to hunt

• prevent soil erosion

• enable crop rotation

• use wind power

The process of taming a wild animal or plant

• domestication

• procrastination

• specialization

• tranquilization

Improvements in agriculture made it possible for humans

• Specialize in certain skills

• increase soil erosion

• reduce need for food

• live a nomadic life

Stone and clay figures found in Europe are strong evidence that early humans

• stopped using stone and clay for tools

• believed females should farm

• wrote down their histories

• traveled and traded with each other

What was a benefit of domesticating animals?

• supply of meat

• other foods, like milk

• carry and pull supplies

• all of the above

What was the name of the revolution that started the Neolithic Era?

• Agricultural Revolution

• Bronze Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• House Revolution

Which term describes music, language, clothing, and other aspects of human life?

• Technology

• culture

• government

• artifacts

What were Paleolithic tools made from?

• copper

• tin

• bronze

• stone