Creating a Stable Food Supply

What was the main way people obtained food during the Paleolithic Age?

• Farming

• Hunting and gathering

• Trading

• Fishing

Why was hunting considered dangerous during the Paleolithic Age?

• A) Animals were friendly

• B) Hunters often got lost

• C) Hunters were often injured or killed

• D) It was too easy.

What did people discover they could do with wild plants to lessen their dependence on hunting?

• Eat them raw

• Plant seeds

• Burn them

• Ignore them

What did early farmers learn about seeds?

• They could eat them

• They could sell them

• Which seeds produced the most crops

• They were useless.

What is the process of raising and using animals for human needs called?

• Domestication

• Hunting

• Fishing

• Gathering

Which animals were raised by early farmers for meat?

• Lions and tigers

• Sheep, goats, and cattle

• Elephants and rhinos

• Birds and fish

What additional benefit did goats and cattle provide besides meat?

• Wool

• Milk

• Eggs

• Leather

What were mules used for by early farmers?

• Riding

• Carrying heavy loads and pulling plows

• Guarding the farm

• Producing milk

What are the two developments that are called agriculture?

• Building houses and making tools

• Growing crops and taming animals

• Trading and fishing

• Mining and crafting

What age began with the invention of agriculture?

• Stone Age

• Bronze Age

• Neolithic Age

• Iron Age