Neolithic Revolution

Domestication is...

• Breeding animals/plants for qualities you like

• Migration from Africa to Asia

• Cats & dogs

What are key differences between the Paleolithic and Neolithic era?

• The first time when people start to settle in villages and communities

• The beginning of the domestication of plants and animals

• First examples of government are seen during the neolithic era

• Advancement to metal tools instead of wood and stone

• All of the above

The New Stone Age began when early people learned to

• make weapons out of stone.

• use fire for cooking.

• use tools.

• farm.

Farming led to...

• Famine.

• a food surplus for villages.

• the development of a traditional economy.

• disease.

What were the first animals to be domesticated around 15,000 years ago?

• Dogs

• Cows

• Horses

• Pigs

What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Surplus Food Supply

• Specialization of Jobs

• Permanent Settlements

• All of the above

Before the _______________________ Revolution, people were  _______________________.

• Paleolithic, monsters

• Neolithic, nomads

• 
  innovations, cultivation

• Neolithic, hunter-gatherers

What is the Neolithic Revolution?

• A) The transition from nomadic life to agriculture and settlement

• B) The invention of the wheel

• C) The discovery of fire

• D) The development of language

Which of the following was a major consequence of the Neolithic Revolution?

• A) Increased reliance on hunting

• B) Development of permanent settlements

• C) Decrease in population

• D) Decline in trade

What technological advancement is associated with the Neolithic Revolution?

• A) Use of bronze tools

• B) Development of pottery

• C) Invention of the printing press

• D) Discovery of electricity