Unit 1 Summative Review

1. Why did the Neolithic age see such a large increase in population?

• 1. agriculture allowed more food to be grown to support more people

• 1. hunter-gatherer groups had a larger population, not Neolithic

• 1. their population did not increase during this time

• 1. migration allowed the population to grow due to more travel

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason that early humans migrated to different areas?

• 1. climate change and the ice age made areas too cold to live in

• 1. the predators in their areas were too dangerous

• 1. plants and animals that were common sources of food disappeared or died

• 1. they needed to live in areas where they could have shelter from the changing weather

1. Climate change led to the invention and creation of a variety of processes and new ways of living. Which of the following was NOT an activity that came about because of climate change?

• 1. the farming of grains and other crops for food

• 1. Domesticating animals

• 1. Hunting for all food

• 1. Creation of permanent shelters 

1. What is one aspect of the physical environment that allowed early humans to  create permanent settlements?

• 1. Fertile soil along river valleys for farming

• 1. Papyrus reeds to create physical scrolls for communication

• 1. Wild plants were in abundance everywhere for gathering.

• 1. Gold was easily mined to use for trading.

what type of landform do early civilizations depend on for survival and success?

• mountains

• rivers

• oceans

• grasslands

1. How could a river promote human activities?

• provides transportation

• provides a water source for crops/animals/people

• provides a food source

• all of these

1. What is one way that people first began to modify their environments? (before agriculture!)

• mining

• planting seeds

• clearing trees

• creating dams

True or false: it was easier for women to have children during the nomadic lifestyle then in farming communities.

• True

• False

What is NOT a way a growing population affected the land?

• more plants grown

• droughts happened

• overworked the land

• drained the rivers dry

What allowed early people to stop being hunters and gatherers?

• spears

• fire

• farming

• permanent shelters