WorksheetsChapter 2: Agriculture and Beginning of Civilization Assessment
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Last Name
4 lines
2.
First Name
4 lines
3.
Why do you think the WILD PIG on the left looks DIFFERENT from the DOMESTICATED PIG on the right?
a)
Early Humans domesticated pigs to be larger and to have more meat
b)
Larger, domesticated pigs were easier to keep
c)
Larger, domesticated pigs are less expensive to feed
d)
Wild and domesticated pigs are not related
4.
Why is the BIRTH of FARMING called a REVOLUTION?
a)
Life after farming changed for only the Ancient Egyptians
b)
Life after farming changed completely, and paved the way for future civilizations
c)
Life after farming only changed a little for future civilizations
d)
Life after farming did not change at all for anybody
5.
What can you do with DOMESTICATED ANIMALS?
a)
Watch them hunt other animals
b)
Study where they came from
c)
You can hunt domesticated animals and eat them
d)
Use them for both work and food
6.
What happens when there is a SURPLUS of food?
a)
all of the extra food spoils (goes bad)
b)
people must wait in line for food
c)
families have extra food allowing them to do other things including job specialization
d)
not enough rain falls to grow any food
7.
JOB SPECIALIZATION includes people who..
a)
Are very good at one skill or job
b)
Grow all of their own food
c)
Speak one language very well
d)
Can solve almost any problem
8.
Which REVOLUTION made the FIRST VILLAGES possible?
a)
The Warm clothing Revolution
b)
The Government Revolution
c)
The Sun's Revolution
d)
The Farming or Agricultural Revolution
9.
Which of the following is NOT a BENEFIT of AGRICULTURE for EARLY HUMANS?
a)
People learned new skills and specialized in jobs
b)
Farming tools improved
c)
Domestication of plants and animals improved
d)
More Supermarkets opened in Rockland County
10.
What happens in a CIVILIZATION'S or COMMUNITY'S ECONOMY?
a)
Goods and services are produced (made) and never used
b)
Goods and services are produced (made) and distributed (given out or sold)
c)
Hunters and Gatherers produce (make) everything
d)
Enough goods are produced for only a small number of people to survive
11.
Which BEST DEFINES a CIVILIZATION?
a)
a community ruled by customs with a government to settle arguments
b)
a community built on farming instead of hunting and gathering
c)
a community with cities, government, and specialized workers
d)
a community that has many different social classes
12.
What were the MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCES for EARLY CIVILIZATIONS?
a)
Having an instagram and snapchat account
b)
hunters and gatherers
c)
soil, water, and seeds
d)
meat, furs, skins
13.
Which SHAPE could you use to DESCRIBE the STRUCTURE of SOCIAL CLASSES in EARLY CIVILIZATIONS?
a)
circle
b)
square
c)
pyramid
d)
rectangle
14.
EARLY CITIES needed MORE GOVERNMENT than FARMING VILLAGES did because..
a)
people had not yet developed many specialized skills.
b)
growing populations needed more management.
c)
farming villages had more resources than larger cities.
d)
cities needed people to help domesticate their animals.
15.
What SOCIAL CLASSES were COMMON in most EARLY CIVILIZATIONS?
a)
Rulers & priests, merchants, farmers, skilled workers, and slaves
b)
Hunters, gatherers, storytellers, and cave painters
c)
Kings, queens, princes, princesses, and knights
d)
Farmers, animal tamers, wrestlers, iron workers and social media influencers
16.
______ means something GOOD and HELPFUL
a)
Disadvantage
b)
Benefit
c)
Revolution
d)
Neolithic
17.
______ is when is you have MORE than what YOU need. It. It also lead to JOB SPECIALIZATION.
a)
Shortage
b)
Revolution
c)
Surplus
d)
Civilization
18.
What is another word for farming?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Civilization
c)
Benefit
d)
Social Class
19.
An ADVANCED COMMUNITY with all 5 FIELDS OF SOCIAL STUDIES is called a
a)
Revolution
b)
Social Class
c)
Small farming village
d)
Civilization
20.
When people FOCUS on only ONE JOB or SKILL is called...
a)
Domesticate
b)
Specialization
c)
Agriculture
d)
Benefit
21.
To make a PLANT or an ANIMAL BETTER for using in a COMMUNITY is called...
a)
Surplus
b)
Domesticate
c)
Hunt & gather
d)
Migrate
22.
The BEGINNING of FARMING (from 8000 BCE to 3500 BCE) was called the "NEOLITHIC ERA". What does NEOLITHIC mean?
a)
New Stone
b)
Old Stone
c)
Hard Stone
d)
Clay Stone
23.
LABELING PEOPLE in a community by how important they are BASED on their JOB, MONEY or POWER
a)
Public Works
b)
Religion
c)
Social Class
d)
Economics
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