From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers

What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?

• Hunters & Gatherers

• Farmers

• Toolmakers

What did the Neolithic Revolution bring about?

• Storms

• Drought

• Agriculture

One way that farming changed the way people lived was

• They were no longer nomads

• They had to moved around to new farms

• Life expectancy was shorter

During the Neolithic Revolution

• people were nomadic

• people learned to grow food

• people migrated to find food

Which of the answers is associated with agricultural development?

• Paleolithic

• Stone Age

• Neolithic

• Metal Age

Which of these animals is not a domesticated animal?

• sheep

• goat

• lion

• cattle

What is the main reason the Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in world history?

• Fire was used as a source of energy for the first time.

• Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops led to settled communities.

• Spoken language was used to improve communication.

• Stone tools and weapons were first developed.

How long did it take for agriculture to develop?

• 6 months

• 1 year

• 10,000 years

• several thousand years

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

• people completely stopped hunting and gathering

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

• new types of stone tools wer made