Neolithic Revolution Review

Which word is best defined by the statement "the science of farming and cultivation of soil for growing crops and the rearing of farm animals to provide food and other products"?

• migration

• domestication

• agriculture

• botany

Which of the following things did humans begin doing that caused the Neolithic Revolution?

• They learned how to hunt wild game and gather wild plants.

• They learned how to use fire.

• They learned how to make tools out of stone.

• They learned how to grow their own food and domesticate animals.

Which of the following were advantages of communities to people in the Neolithic age?

(Select THREE)

• They could get more crops from farming together.

• They could distribute natural resources better.

• Communities reduced the need for conflict.

• They became targets for other communities who wanted their resources.

Which of these was NOT a result of the invention of agriculture?

• People could create food surpluses.

• People had to rely on whatever food they could hunt or gather for food.

• People began developing religions.

• People were able to specialize in different jobs.

Which word may be defined as "the movement of people or goods from one place to another"?

• migration

• domestication

• megalith

• motivation

What is the name given to the 5,000 year old remains of a Neolithic man found in the mountains of Italy?

• Yahtzee

• Ötzi

• Oscar

• Ponzi

How did agriculture allow Neolithic communities to create a food surplus?

• One person could grow enough food for several people.

• It gave communities better abilities to take food from others by force.

• It allowed them to buy food from markets instead of growing it.

• Trick Question!

  It did not allow them to create a food surplus.

Which of these tools was Ötzi the Iceman found with?

• a stone axe

• an iron axe

• a tin axe

• a copper axe

What is the process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans called?

• migration

• agriculture

• divination

• domestication

What is a megalith?

• a huge stone used as a monument or for religious purposes

• a huge stone that must be removed from a field that is being farmed

• a huge stone that is used to attack enemies

• a really loud heavy metal band