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Lesson 3: From Hunters & Gatherers to Farmers

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To train a wild animal to be useful for humans.

a)

domesticate

b)

Catal Hoyuk

c)

agriculture

d)

nomads

2.

The later part of the Stone Age, it was also known as the New Stone Age and lasted from around 8,000 to 3,000 BCE.

a)

Catal Hoyuk

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Neolithic Age

d)

Paleolithic Age

3.

Why were communities small during Paleolithic times?

a)

Most men left the community when they turned 18 years old to join the army.

b)

They were always moving in search of food.

c)

People often disagreed with group leaders and left the community.

d)

Laws said communities must have under 50 members.

4.

As people in Neolithic times began to practice agriculture, what happened?

a)

Guns were invented to help hunters find food.

b)

Mules were now used primarily for meat and milk.

c)

Hunters were counted on more than ever.

d)

Farmers would plant certain seeds depending on where they lived.

5.

People who move from place to place with no permanent home.

a)

resources

b)

nomads

c)

trade

d)

domesticate

6.

Neolithic town discovered in the Fertile Crescent.

a)

Catal Hoyuk

b)

Paleolithic Age

c)

Rancho Cucamonga

d)

Fertile Crescent

7.

Arc shaped region in Southwest Asia with rich soil.

a)

Turkey

b)

Neolithic Age

c)

Fertile Crescent

d)

Catal Hoyuk

8.

The first period of the Stone Age called the Old Stone Age from 2 million years ago to around 8,000 BCE.

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Prehistoric Times

c)

Neolithic Age

d)

Paleolithic Age

9.

The business of farming and growing crops.

a)

trade

b)

agriculture

c)

shopping

d)

hunting and gathering

10.

The business of buying and selling or exchanging items.

a)

trade

b)

stealing

c)

agriculture

d)

domesticate

11.

Why was the development of permanent shelter important?

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12.

How did people obtain food in the Paleolithic Age?

4 lines