Stone Age Climate Change, Domestication, and Agriculture

What were three major developments that transformed how early humans lived?

• The invention of fire, tools, and language

• Climate change, animal domestication, and agriculture

• The building of cities, writing, and government

• Migration, cave art, and hunting techniques

What major climate event happened around 10,000 years ago?

• The beginning of an Ice Age

• The Earth's climate began to warm up significantly

• A massive global flood

• A period of extreme drought

When migrating to a new area, what was the final step for an early human group?

• Observe changes

• Scout new areas

• Make the move

• Establish new homes

What revolutionary discovery, which changed their relationship with the animal kingdom, did humans make around 9,000 years ago?

• How to control fire

• How to create cave paintings

• That they could train wild animals to work with them

• How to build boats

Which animal was likely the first to be domesticated?

• Cattle

• Sheep

• Wolves

• Goats

In what way were domesticated animals like a 'multi-purpose tool' for early humans?

• They were used only for transportation

• They provided food, clothing, shelter, and materials for tools

• They were worshiped as gods

• They were used to guard villages from other people

How did the use of domesticated animals for food contribute to human evolution?

• By providing companionship

• The mental challenge of training them

• The milk and meat provided essential nutrients that helped brains grow

• It did not contribute to brain growth

What is agriculture?

• The process of hunting large animals

• The practice of moving from place to place

• The discovery that humans could plant seeds and grow their own food

• The skill of making advanced stone tools

What was the most significant change to human lifestyle that resulted from the invention of agriculture?

• It allowed people to have a better-tasting diet

• It forced people to move more frequently

• It allowed people to stay in one place and build permanent homes

• It decreased the human population

What is the 'slash-and-burn' technique?

• A method for cooking food quickly

• A way to scare away predators

• A technique for clearing land for crops by cutting and burning trees

• A ritual for religious ceremonies