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Brainpop! Agricultural Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Hunter-gatherer societies were nomadic. What does this mean?
a)
H/G societies had a lot of members
b)
H/G societies moved around a lot
c)
H/G socieities grew their own crops
d)
H/G socieities ate only meat.
2.
Which of the following modern countries is located within the Fertile Crescent?
a)
Iraq
b)
Japan
c)
Peru
d)
Australia
3.
How did the earliest villagers compare to their hunter-gatherer counterparts?
a)
The villagers did much less work
b)
The villagers led much longer lives
c)
The villagers were smaller and less healthy
d)
The villagers were bigger and stronger
4.
Which of the following is a domesticated animal?
a)
A Bear
b)
A Sheep
c)
A Deer
d)
A Squirrel
5.
Settling down into small villages had which of the following effects on a population?
a)
Greater Exposure to disease.
b)
Access to a more varied diet.
c)
A shrinking population.
d)
A reduction in the amount of daily work people had to do.
6.
How did early villagers develop food surpluses?
a)
By domesticating more animal species than they really needed.
b)
By growing and storing extra crops
c)
By domesticating a wide variety of plant species
d)
By raiding nearby villages for extra food.
7.
Which of the following occupations came into existence due to specialization in early village societies?
a)
Hunter
b)
Farmer
c)
Blacksmith
d)
Animal Herder
8.
Which of the following people might be at the top of the hierarchy of an early village society?
a)
A farmer
b)
A scribe
c)
A blacksmith
d)
A priest
9.
Which term best describes life as it existed in the earliest villages?
a)
relaxing
b)
Demanding
c)
Impossible
d)
Sophisticated
10.
Which of the following is an opinion about the Agricultural Revolution?
a)
It was the most important even in world history
b)
It led to a major growth in population
c)
It involved the domestication of several species of plants & animals.
d)
It occurred between 10,000 & 12,000 years ago