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Neolithic Era

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1.  What did the Neolithic Revolution bring about?
a)
a.  Storms
b)
a.  Drought
c)
a.  Agriculture
2.
One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.
a)
They no longer were nomads
b)
Life expectancy was shorter
c)
They had to move around to new farms
3.
During the Neolithic Revolution
a)
People learned to grow food
b)
People migrated to find food
c)
People were nomadic
4.
Nomadic means to
a)
Sleep in tents
b)
Move around frequently
c)
Stay in one place
5.

If you were to tame or adapt an animal for your own use, you would be doing this:

a)

domesticate

b)

sedentary

c)

divine right

6.

What was one change that occurred due to the Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Era?

a)

Food got cheaper

b)

Travel got expensive

c)

people began to settle into larger settlements

d)

More wars

7.

Why did populations explode in the Neolithic Era?

a)

access to more reliable food

b)

good farmers

c)

economic prosperity

d)

not enough hospitals

8.
How did the start of farming change early human tribes? 
a)
It forced them to stay in one place and build villages and cities.
b)
It caused them to continue to hunt animals and gather plants. 
c)
It ended fighting between the tribes for land.
d)
It stopped them from building temples for their gods.
9.

As humans grew crops, what did they depend on for them to grow?

a)

They depended on the sun.

b)

They depended on rain.

c)

They depended on the Gods.

d)

They depended on Mother Nature

10.

Did everyone change their lifestyles from nomadic to farmers at the same time?

a)

No, the change from nomadic life to farming was slow and gradual.

b)

People contacted other people across the world and agreed to change.

c)

Yes, everyone changed their lifestyle over night.

d)

Nobody changed their lifestyle.

11.
1.  What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?
a)
a.  Hunters & Gathers
b)
a.  Toolmakers
c)
a.  Farmers
12.
Record Keeping is a _________________.
a)
Way to communicate
b)
What DJ's do
c)
Characteristic of a Civilization
13.
Record Keeping,  Advanced Technology, Complex Institutions, Advanced Cities, and Specialized Workers are all
a)
Characteristics of Hunting and Gathering Societies
b)
Characteristics of Civilizations
c)
Characteristics of Nomadic Tribes
14.
A example of technology for the earliest civilizations was the
a)
Hammer
b)
Wheel
c)
Matches for fire
15.

1. Based on information presented in the text, which of the following most accurately explains the relationship between farming and the emergence of “civilization” as we know it?

a)

Farming enabled early human communities to focus their attention of other interests rather than constantly focusing on food collection and hunting.

b)

The Neolithic Revolution forced early human communities to build structures to house the food products and workers required to harvest the products.

c)

The Neolithic Revolution’s required early human communities to maintain standing armies to protect their crops and their homes.

d)

All of the answers are correct.

16.

Which cause is paired with the correct result?

a)

A surplus of food ---> decreasing population

b)

The need for reliable rainfall ---> increased reliance on science rather than religion.

c)

The need for more agricultural land --> the rise of an organized military.

d)

An increased focus on farming --->greater gender equality.

17.

If writing a paper about the Neolithic Revolution’s impact on technology, which of the following topics would be of greatest interest?

a)

Irrigation canals and paved roads

b)

The rise of an organized priesthood.

c)

Social stratification

d)

Increasingly specific gender roles

18.

Where did Homo Sapiens go first when they left Africa?

a)

Northeast, towards Europe

b)

South, towards Australia

c)

West towards North America

d)

Southwest towards South America

19.

What is C.E. and BCE referred to as?

a)

Before Death & After Death

b)

Before Common Era & Common Era

c)

Before Cooking Era & Cooking Era

d)

Before Common People & After Common People

20.

How was farming possible?

a)

By people living in one place and using the rivers

b)

By people killing all the animals

c)

By people killings other humans

d)

By people eating all the plants

21.

What were the Paleolithic tools?

a)

Metals and Guns

b)

Stones and Rocks

c)

Bullets and Guns

d)

Metal and Stones