Neolithic Age

Based on the chart, men in the Neolithic Age

• herded and built cottages

• farmed and fished

• cared for children and farmed

• herded, farmed, and protected the village

What is the Agricultural Revolution?

• The switch from farming to hunting and gathering

• The switch from hunting and gathering to farming

• The switch from hunting and gathering to metal making

Approximately, how long did the Neolithic Age last?

• 8,000 years

• 4,000 years

• 12,000 years

• 2,000 years

What were two things that early civilizations had in common?

• Developed in river valleys and formed governments

• Developed in river valleys and formed alliances

• Developed in the mountains and formed governments

• Developed in the mountains and formed cities

Match the following

• the period of time from 8000 B.C to 4000 B.C.

• Monarchy

• A government led by a king or a queen

• Neolithic Age

• Farming

• Specialization

• training for a particular job

• Systematic agriculture

• Tame

• Domesticate

How did the spread of agriculture affect trade?

• Specialization in goods, which they could trade for different goods they did not have

• Developed in river valleys and formed governments

• People did not specialize and only farmed for the food they needed

During the late Neolithic Age, craftspeople in western Asia discovered that mixing copper and tin formed___________, an important technological breakthrough.

• Gold

• Iron

• Bronze

• Steel

By the beginning of the Bronze Age, four great civilizations had appeared in river valleys. These civilizations were....

• Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China.

• America, Africa, Mesopotamia, and China.

• Mesopotamia, Europe, India, and China

Increased trade led to the development of cities. Cities became the centers of civilization.

• True

• False

What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?

• people began eating wild grains.

• The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities.

• People completely stopped hunting and gathering.

• New types of stone tools were made