Humanities: Early Farming

Based on our homework, and our discussion in class: from where did humans first migrate from?

• Afar away place
• Africa
• Asia
• Europe

Which of the following best explains why humans first migrated out of Africa?

• The climate was proving challenging
• There were too many other human tribes
• They were looking for new adventures
• This is still unknown

The people who migrated out of Africa were following food. Which concept least describes these people?

• Nomadic
• Hunter
• Gatherer
• Settled farmer

Which of the following best marks around when humans first started to farm?

• 12,000-10,000 years ago
• 2,000 years ago
• 20 years ago
• All of the above

The Neolithic Revolution is when humans first

• began using using an economy based more on stable and efficient manufacturing
• began using democracy as a way to govern to ensure every person had rights
• began using simple tools to farm
• migrated out of Africa

The Agricultural Revolution is when humans first

• began using using an economy based more on stable and efficient manufacturing
• began using democracy as a way to govern to ensure every person had rights
• began using simple tools to farm
• migrated out of Africa

Agriculture is strong vocabulary that defines which of the following

• foraging
• farming
• framing
• all of the above

Which statement is most accurate?

• Women and men had about equal power prior to the Neolithic Revolution
• Women had more power the men after the Agricultural Revolution
• Men were the most powerful members of nomadic societies
• Farming had no impact on the power structure of early humans

Generally, which statement is true

• Quality of life for the average person increased just after farming began
• Quality of life for the average person decreased just after farming began
• Quality of life for the average person remained about the same after farming began
• There is no correlation between farming and quality of life

Women were disproportionally harmed when the Neolithic Revolution began. If asked to write a thesis asking "How just was the Neolithic Revolution towards women?" Which would be the best possible supporting claim?

• it was inequitable
• it was unreasonable
• it wasn't based on previous rules
• There is no thesis that could be made here