Early Civilizations & Agricultural Revolution

What does 'Prehistory' mean?

• The period of time before written records

• The era of ancient civilizations

• The time of the dinosaurs

• The age of exploration

There was no way to write down events in prehistory because:

• there was no written language developed yet.

• people did not want to record events.

• events were not important to record.

• there were no materials to write on.

We learn about life in prehistory through:

• archaeological discoveries

• modern technology

• ancient texts

• oral traditions

How did hunter-gatherers live?

• By farming and raising livestock

• By hunting animals and gathering plants

• By building permanent settlements

• By trading goods and services

Hunter-gatherers lived in terms of group size as:

• small groups of 20-50 people

• large groups of 100-200 people

• isolated individuals

• permanent settlements

What did people learn to do during the agricultural revolution?

• Hunt and gather

• Build industrial machines

• Cultivate crops and domesticate animals

• Develop digital technology

What did people do with wild animals during the agricultural revolution?

• They domesticated them.

• They hunted them to extinction.

• They ignored them.

• They worshipped them.

The term 'domesticate' means:

• To train or adapt (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans

• To release an animal into the wild

• To study animal behavior

• To protect endangered species

Fill in the blank: Surplus means _______ food.

• Surplus means excess food.

• Surplus means insufficient food.

• Surplus means adequate food.

• Surplus means scarce food.

The term 'artifact' refers to:

• a natural object

• a man-made object

• a living organism

• a scientific theory