Crash Course Agricultural Revolution

Bigger populations may have been a reason why humans turned to (a)   , even though it was more work.

What are considered to be the first domesticated crops?

• wheat and barley

• corn and wheat

• corn and barley

• wheat and tomatoes

_________ is another word for farming.

• Agriculture

• Domestication

• Cultivate

• Nomadic

Which of the following means to prepare land to grow crops by plowing soil?

• Agriculture

• Domestication

• Cultivate

• Nomadic

the agricultural revolution began around?

• 8000 BCE

• 5000 BCE

• 8000 CE

• 10000 BCE

Once people adopted agriculture the world population shrank because agriculture provided a less reliable food supply than did hunting and gathering

• TRUE

• FALSE

Controlling animals and plants for humans to use is known as __________.

• Agriculture

• Domestication

• Cultivate

• Nomadic

Which of the following resulted from humans farming and settling down?

• People lived longer.

• People had better health.

• Many people died from diseases that animals passed along.

• People never hunted for food again.

Why did the successful methods of agriculture lead to the development of cities?

• People grew bored with farm life and wanted a change so they created cities to have more to do.

• Domestication of animals and plants meant there was less need for human labor in the fields so people started doing other jobs.

• Early humans were concerned about attacks on their farming villages so they began to focus on building a cities to show that they were powerful.

• None of these are correct.

What else did farm animals provide for humans besides food? Choose ALL that apply.

• milk

• manure (to fertilize soil)

• labor to help do farm work

• entertainment