Neolithic Revolution

What important change happened between 12,000 and 10,000 years ago?

• People learned how to make fire.

• People began to hunt and gather their food.

• People changed from hunters and gatherers to producers of food.

• People invented the wheel.

What was a major result of the Neolithic Revolution?

• People began hunting and gathering
• People built permanent settlements

• People began to fight in terrible wars.

• People began to move from place to place.

Which development was a result of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Machines were used to mass- produce goods for markets
• A surplus of food led to more specialized societies 

• The population began to decrease.

• People returned to a nomadic lifestyle.

What is another name of the Neolithic Revolution?

• the Industrial Revolution

• the American Revolution

• the Agricultural Revolution

• the Technological Revolution

Which of the following happened when man began to farm?

• There were communities where people could do jobs other than farming jobs 
• They had more meat in their diet
• They were constantly attacked by wild animals
• They had to move from place to place following crops

How did people obtain food before the Neolithic Age?

• Growing crops
• Hunting and Gathering
• Stealing from others
• Scavenging

What was one benefit of having a permanent home?

• safety from wild animals
• less disease
• fewer people

• more space to live

Which of the following is NOT an animal people domesticated?

• cattle
• goats

• lions
• sheep

Where did the earliest civilizations develop?

• along river valleys

• in the middle of the desert

• in the foothills of mountains

• near the coast

_____ refers to how a society is organized into groups.

• religion

• technology

• economic system

• social structure