From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers

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

• They kept pets for company.

• They could travel more easily.

• They shared most of the work.

• They had a stable food supply.

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

What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.?

• trading

• hunting

• farming

• building

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

• The hills were rich in gold.

• The soil was good for crops.

• The forest was full of animals.

• The caves were deep and warm.

Why did Neolithic people trade?

• to learn other languages

• to ride across the deserts

• to get resources they lacked

• to show off their good crafts

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

• new ways of living in smaller family groups

• new ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits

• new ways of protection with bows and arrows

• new ways of making clothing out of animal skins

Archaeologists have found decorated pottery and polished stones. What does this suggest about Neolithic people?

• They mined to get flint.

• They cared about beauty.

• They wanted more to eat.

• They used money to trade.

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

• They were nomads who moved faster in larger groups.

• They made special goods like baskets and pottery.

• They needed more people for hunting and gathering.

• They could grow enough food to support more people.

Define domesticate:

• to learn how to grow corn

• to train a wild animal to be useful to humans.

• to learn how to speak

• to learn how to build communities