Foundations of Civilizations

What was the primary mode of human subsistence during the Paleolithic period?

• Advanced agriculture and animal husbandry.

• Hunting and gathering.

• Trading and commerce.

• Industrial production.

What significant innovation marked the beginning of the Neolithic period?

• The invention of the wheel.

• The development of written language.

• The advent of agriculture.

• The discovery of metalworking.

How did the adoption of agriculture impact human population density and lifestyle?

• It led to a decrease in population and a nomadic lifestyle.

• It allowed for higher population density and a more sedentary lifestyle.

• It had no significant impact on population or lifestyle.

• It caused humans to revert to a hunter-gatherer existence.

What is a key theory explaining why agriculture emerged after the last Ice Age?

• A significant global cooling trend that reduced available wild resources.

• The sudden evolution of human intelligence specifically for farming.

• Increasing human population density that necessitated more efficient food production.

• The widespread availability of advanced metal tools for farming.

The most important geographical feature a group of people would look for when deciding to create a permanent civilization would be ​ ​ (a)  

• water
• temperature
• language
• oil