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From Hunter-gatherers to Farmers

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The business of farming; growing crops and raising animals is called

a)

Farming

b)

Domestication

c)

Agriculture

d)

Trade

2.
To train a wild animal to be useful to humans is called
a)
Farming
b)
Domestication
c)
Agriculture
d)
Trade
3.
An arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil is the
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Mediterranean
4.
The business of buying and selling or exchanging items is called
a)
Farming
b)
Domestication
c)
Agriculture
d)
Trade
5.
The earlier part of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, lasted around 3,000,000 years ago to 8,000 B.C.E. and was called the
a)
Iron Age
b)
Paleolithic Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Bronze Age
6.
The later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8,000 B.C.E. to 3,000 B.C.E.
a)
Iron Age
b)
Paleolithic Age
c)
Neolithic Age
d)
Bronze Age
7.
Something that can be used to fulfill a need is a
a)
Necessity
b)
Weapon
c)
Resource
d)
Tool
8.
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food
a)
Hunting and gathering
b)
planting and harvesting
c)
by herding goats and cattle
d)
by trading over land and sea
9.
Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
a)
The hills were full of gold
b)
The soil was good for crops
c)
The forest was full of animals
d)
The caves were deep and warm
10.
The Neolithic Age ended about 3,000 B.C.E., with the discovery of how to
a)
make metal tools
b)
weave linen cloth
c)
tame wild animals
d)
build brick houses