Agricultural Revolution Practice Quiz

Where were the first permanent human settlements?

• China

• India

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

How did early humans first start growing crops?

• On accident, by dropping grains the year before.

• They learned about agriculture from their friends.

• They studied the grains growing in the wild.

• They read books that taught them how.

Settling in one place allowed early humans to _________.

• hunt and gather food

• have fewer children

• build permanent homes

• live in caves

The agricultural revolution resulted in what change in the lives of early humans?

• People stopped farming and became nomadic.

• People stopped being nomadic and started farming.

• People stopped farming and became hunter-gatherers.

• People stopped being hunter-gatherers and became nomadic.

The earliest civilizations developed near ______, which helped their grains to grow.

• oceans

• mountains

• rivers

• deserts

Which happened first during the agricultural revolution?

• People began to create large cities.

• People began farming.

• People domesticated animals.

• People began to have specialized jobs.

Which of the following was not a result of domesticating animals?

• source of milk

• source of meat

• extinction of animals

• source of labor

What did farmers do with surplus crops?

• stored them for a later time

• gave them to the neighboring civilization

• destroyed them

• fed them to the animals

The ability to develop pottery and art was the result of __________.

• domestication

• competition

• specialization of labor

• infrastructure

Which of these is not a characteristic of civilizations?

• tools

• infrastructure

• division of labor

• government