CFA: Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution

Paleolithic people would most likely to do which of the following?

• build permanent homes
• plant their own crops
• trade with other settlements
• make simple tools like stone axes

What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?

• People began eating wild grains

• The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities

• People completely stopped hunting and gathering

• New types of stone tools were made

After the last Ice Age, many nomads moved into areas with a milder climate and fertile land. As a consequence ______eventually replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food.

• shrines

• farming

• systematic agriculture

• river valley

Living a nomadic lifestyle is an example of which culture?

• paleolithic

• neolithic

As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people...

• went back to hunting and gathering.

• started domesticating animals.

• became artisans or skilled workers.

• moved out of villages.

Building homes out of mud bricks is an example of which culture?

• paleolithic

• neolithic

When the food supply increases, what happens to the population?

• it decreases quickly

• it increases quickly

• it stays the same

• it splits into different groups

People who migrate from place to place are called...

• farmers

• paleolithic

• laborers

• nomads

During the Neolithic Age, the population was able to grow because ______.

• many animals that were dangerous to humans died off

• hunters developed better techniques for hunting

• humans learned which plants were safe to eat

• people had a steady supply of food

Domesticating animals is a characteristic of which culture?

• paleolithic

• neolithic