Unit 1 Review Game

What is the term used to describe the permanent settlement of humans in one place?

• Migration

• Nomadism

• Sedentism

• Urbanization

What advantage did the new way of life provide in terms of food supply?

• Decreased food variety

• Increased food scarcity

• Relatively stable food supply

• Unpredictable food availability

Which animal was first domesticated in South America?

• Llamas

• Reindeer

• Pigs

• Goats

What did the opportunity to store surpluses lead to in human societies?

• Decline in population

• Growth of towns and cities

• Decrease in trade

• Reduction in agricultural practices

What is one theory about why humans began domesticating animals?

• To increase hunting efficiency

• To establish a natural symbiosis

• To reduce labor

• To eliminate predators

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of sedentism and agriculture?

• Creation of new problems

• Stable food supply

• Decrease in population

• Opportunity to store surpluses

What did the transition to food production allow for?

• Decreased wealth

• Increased mobility

• Economic specialization

• Less sophisticated tools

What is one disadvantage of farming compared to hunting and gathering?

• Easier physical work

• More time consuming

• Greater variety of foods

• Less soil depletion

What did pottery-making techniques help with?

• Decreasing food production

• Storing food surpluses

• Increasing mobility

• Reducing tool size

What did the transition to a settled, agricultural way of life transform?

• Economic systems

• Human societies

• Hunting techniques

• Mobility patterns