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3-2 Agricultural Revolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations arose

a)

in the mountains

b)

in river valleys

c)

by the sea

d)

in the desert

2.

Most important long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people’s lives?

a)

people began to eat wild grains

b)

new types of stone tools were created

c)

Population grew at a faster rate and settled in communities

d)

people completely stopped hunting and gathering

3.

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

a)

went back to hunting and gathering

b)

started domesticating animals

c)

became artisans, or skilled workers

d)

moved out of the villages

4.

Which is a negative effect of the growth of communities during the Neolithic Age?

a)

deforestation, which caused desert-like conditions in Jordan

b)

the changing of the roles of men and women

c)

The emergence of specialized jobs

d)

The production of more food than could be eaten

5.

In early civilizations, the first governments were

a)

monarchies

b)

republics

c)

theocracies

d)

dictatorships

6.

________ eventually replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food.

a)

fishing

b)

farming

c)

McDonald's

d)

scavaging

7.

_____, the organized growing of food on a regular schedule.

a)

fishing

b)

gathering

c)

hunting

d)

systematic agriculture

8.

During the Neolithic Age, people settled in _____ located near fields and water sources.

a)

villages

b)

tepees

c)

caves

d)

trees

9.

Existence of ___ in Çatalhüyük is evidence that religion was becoming a part of people’s lives.

a)

shrines

b)

Bibles

c)

graveyards

d)

villages

10.

Craftspeople in western Asia discovered that mixing copper and tin formed ____.

a)

glass

b)

bronze

c)

steel

d)

iron