4th Grade S.S. 4.11 Agricultural Revolution

What is one of the main effects of the Agricultural Revolution?

• Decrease in food production

• Development of permanent settlements

• Decline in population

• Shortage of crops

What does domestication of plants and animals mean?

• Planting crops only in wild places

• Taming wild animals to live with humans

• Turning animals into pets

• Hunting animals for survival

Which of the following was a direct result of the Agricultural Revolution?

• People started living in temporary shelters

• People began trading more using money

• Food surpluses allowed populations to grow

• People stopped planting crops

What is a barter economy?

• A system where people exchange goods for money

• A system where people exchange goods for other goods or services

• A system where people grow their own food

• A system where people buy goods using credit

Why did the growth of permanent settlements happen after the Agricultural Revolution?

• People could now hunt animals more easily

• Farming allowed people to stay in one place year-round

• People needed to trade crops with other communities

• All of the above

How did food surpluses affect early communities?

• They made food harder to find

• They allowed people to focus on work other than farming

• They led to widespread famine

• They made it difficult to store food

What is one benefit of domesticating animals?

• Animals no longer needed to be fed

• Animals could provide food, labor, and clothing

• Animals were no longer a source of danger

• Animals could be sold for money

Which of these items was likely exchanged in a barter economy?

• Money

• Coins

• Tools for food

• Land titles

Which animal was most commonly domesticated during the Agricultural Revolution?

• Lions

• Horses

• Dogs

• Cats

How did the development of agriculture help human populations grow?

• People could now hunt more animals

• People could feed larger populations with food surpluses

• People could live on less food

• People started to travel more