WorksheetsEarly Humans and the Agricultural Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which refers to taming an animal for use by humans?
technology
encampment
specialization
domestication
How were early farmers different from hunter-gatherers?
They ate all the grains they collected
They often changed their physical location
They usually live with a small group of people
They domesticated some animals for human use.
Which cultural shift took place during Neolithic Era?
Bronze Age
Age of Civilization
Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
What is a long lasting impact of the Agricultural Revolution?
stone tools to ensure protection
organized communities for stability
eating raw foods for brain development
hunting and gathering to ensure food production
Who were the earliest humans?
Hunter gatherers
Farmers
Cobblers
Bakers
People who migrate from place to place are called...
farmers
paleolithic
laborers
nomads
The Agricultural Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
mastered fire.
developed agriculture and settled down.
migrated from Africa.
organized governments
What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?
People began eating wild grains
The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities
People completely stopped hunting and gathering
New types of stone tools were made
What is domestication?
the process of changing animals and plants to make them more useful for humans
the period when people moved from food gathering to food producing
building homes in order to stay in one place permanently
the condition where one has more than one needs
Living a nomadic lifestyle is an example of which culture?
paleolithic
neolithic
Hunting and gathering food is an example of which culture?
paleolithic
neolithic
What is the term we use to describe the discovery and implementation of farming into human civilization?
The Agricultural Revolution
The Paleolithic Era
The Growing Age
The Grain Production Cycle
The steady supply of food in the Neolithic Age allowed people to do different types of work that did not involve farming. What do we call this?
Hunting
Specialization
Religion
Technology
When the food supply increases, what happens to the population?
it decreases quickly
it increases quickly
it stays the same
it splits into different groups
The _____________ of plants and animals benefited people because it allowed them to settle in one place.
Agricultural Revolution
irrigation
domestication
specialization
The earliest humans got their food by...
growing crops
raising chickens and cows
hunting animals and gathering berries and nuts
going to the grocery store
During the Neolithic Age, the population was able to grow because ______.
many animals that were dangerous to humans died off
hunters developed better techniques for hunting
humans learned which plants were safe to eat
people had a steady supply of food
To share information with someone
systematic agriculture
locate
Paleolithic
communicate
The organized growing of food on a regular schedule called,_________ allowed people to produce a constant food supply.
shrines
farming
systematic agriculture
river valley
Long periods of extreme cold that affected all of Earth. Glaciers covered much of the land
Bronze Age
Ice Ages
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
A place of worship
port
shrine
Judaism
Roman Catholic
What two continents did the land bridge connect
Asia and South America
Africa and Asia
Asia and North America
Antarctica and North America
After the last Ice Age, many nomads moved into areas with a milder climate and fertile land. As a consequence ______eventually replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food.
shrines
farming
systematic agriculture
river valley
Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations arose...
in the mountains
near the sea
in river valleys
in the desert
What was the most important and long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people's lives?
People began eating wild grains
The population grew at a faster rate, and people settled into communities
People completely stopped hunting and gathering
New types of stone tools were made
