ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATIONS

The business of farming where farmers grow crops and raise animals is called

• Farming

• Domestication

• Agriculture

• Trade

To train a wild animal to be useful to humans is called

• Farming
• Domestication
• Agriculture
• Trade

How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food

• Hunting and gathering
• planting and harvesting
• by herding goats and cattle
• by trading over land and sea

What is a nomad?

• Someone who farms

• Someone who moves around from place to place

• Someone who settles down in one place

What is the main difference between Paleolithic and Neolithic eras?

• During the Paleolithic era humans would paint with sticks and in the Neolithic would paint with brushes

• During the Paleolithic they were nomads and in the Neolithic were farmers

Why did early farmers learn to domesticate animals?

• to protect animals from extinction

• to make animals useful to humans

• to provide transportation for nomads

• to make animals easier to hunt

Early people used fire to cook food.

• True

• False

Cave paintings are an example of Paleolithic art.

• True

• False

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 food supply

Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups?

• they could make special goods, like baskets and pottery

• they needed more people for hunting

• they could grow enough food to support people

• they could all do the same thing