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First farmers and. Herders

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name

Class

Date

This was the rod placed at the centre of a wheel that helped it rotate

Mortar

Pestle

Axe

Axel

The availability of surplus food eventually led to the development of _______________.

transportation

villages

wheel

pottery and baskets

The first form of wheel used by man is the:

cart

potter's wheel

spinning wheel

grinding wheel

where is Mehrgarh located today?

Uttar Pradesh

Pakistan

China

Andhra Pradesh

An Important site in Assam is

Burzahom

Chandiri

Daojali Hading

Hallur

The first cereal to be grown was

Wheat

Barley

both (a ) and (b)

Where is the evidence of wheat, barley, sheep, goat, cattle found?

Koldihwa

Gufkral

Mehrgarh

During the Paleolithic, or Old Stone Age, people obtained food by

Hunting and Gathering

Farming

Food Shooping

The Neolithic Age ended when people began to make tools out of

Stone

Metal

Bone

10.

Section 3.3: Growing of crops and Domestication of farming is called agriculture. A benefit of agriculture is

people were more prone to disease

it led to a stable food supply

they no longer needed weapons

11.

The most significant development of the Neolithic age was ________ because it led to a stable food supply.

agriculture

permanent shelters

trade

12.

What is a nomad?

a long period with little or no rain

a domesticated animal

a permanent settlement

a person who wanders from place to place

13.

By changing from food collecting to food producing, people no longer had to depend only on the food they could hunt or gather. This change marked the beginning of a new age called the...

Select all that apply.

Neolithic Period

Ice Age

Bronze Age

New Stone Age

14.

What were some of the first animals to become domesticated? Select all that apply.

sheep

goats

pigs

horses

15.

Farmers and herders lived in groups called

Tribes

Nomads

pit houses

16.