LT2.1 Checkpoint - Agricultural Revolution and Civilizations

What did the Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution bring about?

• The invention and use of fire

• The use of metal tools to cultivate war

• The use of farming to settle civilizations

Permanent housing and cities are a feature of which era?

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

Which of the following is a feature of the Paleolithic Era?

• Domestication of plants and animals for food supply

• Living in small groups of 25-30 people that are nomads

• Creating things like clay pottery, jewelry and the wheel

The image shows the first element that is needed to develop a civilization. Which response best describes that element?

• Artist drawings to show what life was like

• Clearly defined roles for men and women to follow

• Farming to establish a stable food supply.

The image above shows domesticated cattle often used to make farming easier. What does domesticate mean?

• Building traps to catch animals that come near cities rather than going out hunting for them

• the act of changing a wild plant or animal so that it can be grown and raised by humans.

• Predatory animals that present a great danger to people traveling between civilizations.

Which of the following best describes the Social Structure feature of civilizations?

• The language commonly used for communicating between the people of a civilization that outsiders may not understand

• A set of beliefs, usually in a god or gods and forms of worship (going to temple, making offerings to gods, ceremonies).

• The way that people of the civilization are organized into groups based on their wealth, skill of work, or power in society

Choose the following that are examples (ancient or modern) of the feature of civilization - written language (select THREE that apply)

• texting

• alphabet

• plow

• pictographs

• pottery

The image is an example of which feature of civilizations?


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Which of the following is a modern example of the technology feature of civilizations?

• alphabet

• indoor plumbing

• written laws

Bonus: How did the change from Hunter-Gathering societies to Farming societies influence the development of civilizations?