WorksheetsFrom Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins
What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.?
trading
hunting
farming
building
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
by hunting and gathering
by planting and harvesting
by herding goats and cattle
by trading over land and sea
The Neolitich Age ended 3000 BCE, with the discovery of how to
make metal tools
weave linen cloth
tame wild animals
build brick houses
What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
They kept pets for company.
They could travel more easily.
They shared most of the work.
The had a stable food supply.
One animal that was domesticated mainly for meat and milk was the
goat
mule
camel
chicken
Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups, compared to earlier times?
They were nomads who moved faster in large groups.
They made special goods like baskets and pottery.
They needed more people for hunting and gathering.
They could grow enough food to support more people.
Archaeologists have found houses in which doorways were bulit high up on the walls. What is most likely the reason for this?
People grew taller becuse they had more to eat.
The land around the house has sunk over the years.
People wanted to be safe from wild animals or enemies.
The lower parts of the walls were covered with paintings.
How did dividint up the work help communties produce more to meet their needs?
Everybody did the same job.
Most people enjoyed working alone.
Villagers learned to make stone tools.
Individuals developed a variety of skills.
What is the best title for these words: Spinners, Weavers, Baset Makers, Toolmakers
Trade in Catal Hoyuk
Eucation in Catal Hoyuk
Community in Catal Hoyuk
Specialization in Catal Hoyuk
Why did Neolithic people trade?
to learn other languages
to ride across the deserts
to get resources they lacked
to show off their good crafts
How did trade help Neolithic people make stronger tools?
They build thick stone walls around their communities.
They developed sturdy muscles by walking long distances.
They learned from nearby villages how to work with metal.
They got special material such as obsidian from other areas.
If you were a Neolithic trader, what would most likely happen as you traveled and traded?
You would find out how other groups lived.
You would invent an alphabet and start writing.
You would become a better hunter by following animals.
You would spend more time making cave art.
to train a wild animal to be useful to humans
agriculture
surplus
domesticate
specialization
Through agriculture, the Neolithic people had and extra supply of food known as a
surplus
domestication
agriculture
specialization
Which is an example of a Neolithic home?
cave
mammoth bone hut
tent
regtangular in shape made out of mud brick
Archaeologists have found decorated pottery and polished stone. What does this suggest about the Neolithic people?
They mined to get flint.
They cared about beauty.
They wanted more to eat.
They used money to trade.
Which of these was a change that resulted from builiding permanent shelters?
new ways of living in smaller family groups
new ways of cooking in clay lined pits
new ways of protection with bows and arrows
new ways of making clothing out of animal skins
What Neolithic crop is in America in about 6000 BCE?
corn
rice
barley
wheat
Archaeologists ahve found clues that early people in eastern Asia grew and ate what crop?
corn
barley
wheat
rice
As knowledge of planting and harvesting spread from the area of Catal Hoyuk to Europe, what crops are likely the European framers began to grow?
corn, rice, barley
rice, peas, corn
barely, peas, lentils, wheat
wheat, corn, peas, lentil
Which of these statemts does the map best support?
The same kinds of plants grew wild in every region.
Travelers carried seeds and knowledge from Asia to the Americas.
The are with the best climate developed the greatest variety of crops.
Agriculture developed separately in several different parts of the world.
Which of these is NOT a way the development of agriculture affect trade?
People developed a specialized set of skills.
Ideas and knowledge were spread.
Neolitic people wanted to improve their craft so they needed other resources they do not have.
It allowed people to make use or more resources.
How did the development of agriculture affect trade?
How did the development of agriculture affect clothing?
Special rooms were built in houses to honor gods and goddesses they believed in.
Different jobs created a variety in community life.
New ways to spin and weave were developed and natural fibers were used that were more comfortable.
People mined flint so that stoneworkers could create sharper tools.
How did the development of agriculture affect clothing?
How did the development of agriculture affect jobs?
How did the development of agriculture affect shelter?
How did the development of agriculture affect community?
All except which choice shows how did the development of agriculture affect jobs?
Everyone did everything.
People could specialize in a certain skill.
A stable food supply allowed people to develop new kinds of jobs.
A new and better way of doing things was developed.
All are examples of how did the development of agriculture affected shelter execpt...
Homes had several rooms.
They were made out of mud brick.
There were places to store food and pits for cooking.
Homes were temporary because they lived a nomadic life.
All except which of the following show how the development of agriculture affected community?
With their basic needs met, people had more time and energy for other activites.
People could not organize themselves efficiently because it was too difficult to divide up work.
Populations started to grow.
They could invent new ways of making themselves safter and more comfortable.
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
by hunting and gathering
by planting and harvesting
by herding goats and cattle
by trading over land and sea
