Neolithic Revolution

This is a list of developments during the Neolithic Revolution. What does it mean that humans domesticated plants and animals?

• They learned better gathering techniques.

• They created better tools for hunting.

• They learned how to farm.

• They found better plants and animals.

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This is a cause and effect chart of events during the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution. What event best completes this chart?

• Farmers created a food surplus.

• Pigs went extinct.

• Religion was created.

• Metal was discovered.

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This chart shows population during the Neolithic Era. According to this chart, why did population increase during the Neolithic Era?

• People created monotheistic religions.

• People domesticated plants and animals.

• People started hunting and gathering.

• People created factories.

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This map shows four river valleys in Eurasia and Africa. What do these river valleys have in common?

• They were better places for hunting.

• They were better places for gathering.

• They had monotheistic religions.

• They were the sites of early civilizations.

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Why were early civilizations located near rivers?

• Rivers protected them from invasion.

• Hunting and gathering were easier there.

• Rivers were less prone to natural disasters.

• Flooding deposited silt that is very fertile.

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This is a map of the Fertile Crescent. Why is this land so fertile when it is in a desert region?

• It has rivers.

• It has mountains.

• It is isolated.

• It has a lot of lakes.

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How did early civilizations provide steady water sources for villages and farms?

• They built strong defenses.

• They invaded nearby lands.

• They built dams and canals for irrigation.

• Women carried water from the river daily.

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These are a student's notes from class. What is the best title for these notes?

• Achievements of Hunter-Gatherers

• The Elements of Civilization

• The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

• Locations of Early River Valley Civilizations

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Which of these statements is most likely a polytheistic religion?

• There is no evidence that the Indus River Civilization believed in any gods.

• Jews in Ancient Israel established the worship of one God.

• Ancient Egypt worshipped over 1400 gods and goddesses.

• Christianity got the worship of one god from the Jews.

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This quote describes the first written languages. According to this quote, what was true about the first written languages?

• Cuneiform used symbols to represent sounds.

• Hieroglyphics used pictures to represent ideas.

• Neither of these

• Both of these

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