7th-Grade L3 From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers

What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8,000 B.C.E.?

• Trading

• Hunting

• Farming

• Building

How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?

• by hunting and gathering

• By planting and harvesting

• By herding goats and cattle

•  By trading over land and sea

The Neolithic Age ended about 3000 B.C.E., with the discovery of how to

• tame wild animals.

• build brick houses.

• weave linen cloth

• make metal tools

Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?

• The hills were rich in gold

• The forest was full of animals

• The caves were deep and warm

• The soil was good for crops

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?

• They kept pets for company

• They shared most of the work

• They had a stable food supply

• They could travel more easily

One animal that was domesticated mainly for meat and milk was the

• mule

• camel

• goat

• chicken

Archaeologists have found houses in which the doorways were built high up on the walls. What was the most likely reason for this?

• The lower parts of the walls were covered with paintings

• People grew taller because they had more to eat

• People wanted to be safe from wild animals or enemies

• People grew taller because they had more to eat

Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups, compared with earlier times?

• They made special goods like baskets and pottery

• They were nomads who moved faster in larger groups

• They could grow enough food to support more people

• They needed more people for hunting and gathering

Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?

• new ways of making clothing out of animal skins

• new ways of protection with bows and arrows

• new ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits

• new ways of living in smaller family groups

How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?

• Individuals developed a variety of skills

• Everybody did the same job.

• Villagers learned to make stone tools.

• Most people enjoyed working alone.