Human Origins and the Neolithic Revolution

Approximately how long ago did the Neolithic Revolution begin? ten thousand years ago fifty thousand years ago one hundred thousand years ago five hundred thousand years ago

A

During the Neolithic Revolution people could stay in one place because food supply increased and new jobs emerged. conflicts over rights to territory declined. the supply of water began to increase. leadership roles were expanded beyond one person.

A

Read the statements • Climate change eliminated old food supplies. • The population grew and there was a need for more food. • Societies were growing more complex. • New tools made food production, collection, and storage easier. Which best describes the statements related to the origins of humans? They are causes of the Neolithic Revolution. They are results of migration from Africa. They are reasons why people stopped moving. They are characteristics of new civilizations.

A

The most widely accepted theory among scientists is that the last place humans migrated to was the Americas. Europe. South Asia. Australia.

A

What did a food surplus lead to? Decrease in leisure time Increase in population Decrease in specialization Increase in gathering

B

Which factor was the most important in affecting Paleolithic humans' lives? health climate floods group size

B

During the Paleolithic era, hunter-gatherer groups began to develop cultural traits. What was the most important influence on which cultural traits developed? the group's leader the amount of free time the climate where the groups lived the ease of getting food

C

Scientists believe that early human beings may have originated in North America. South America. Africa. Asia.

C

The best definition of pastoralism is planting seeds and cultivating crops. searching for wild game. raising livestock. harvesting crops.

C

Which is a true statement about the Neolithic Revolution? The Neolithic Revolution caused a decrease in population. The Neolithic Revolution was also called the Pastoral Revolution. The Neolithic Revolution took place over thousands of years. The Neolithic Revolution happened relatively quickly, in just five hundred years.

C

An important factor that brought changes to the hunter-gatherer way of life was that there wasn't enough rain for the crops they planted to grow. illness reduced their numbers. men began to outnumber women and the number of gatherers declined. large prey animals were becoming extinct.

D

As a result of the Neolithic Revolution, by 3,000 BCE the world's human population grew to five hundred thousand. one million. twenty-five million. seventy-five million.

D

What is the most widely accepted theory on how early humans migrated to North America? Because of the Ice Age, they were able to walk from Australia to the southern tip of South America. They used boats to cross the ocean from Australia to the southern tip of South America. They used boats to cross what's now called the Bering Strait. They walked across the Bering Strait, which was a land bridge at the time.

D

Which is the best definition of agricultural hearths? welcoming entrances to fields where crops were grown areas laden with straw used as kindle consolidated agricultural farms representing several villages places where agriculture developed independently all over the world

D

What is the difference between nomads and hunter-gatherers of ancient times? Nomads were the earliest humans from Africa, while hunter-gatherers developed during the Neolithic era. Nomads were people who moved in search of food, while hunter-gatherers got food by gathering wild food sources and hunting. Nomads were the first people to migrate out of Africa to search for food, while hunter-gatherers never left Africa. Nomads moved when they needed food, while hunter-gatherers moved daily as they hunted and gathered.

Nomads were people who moved in search of food, while hunter-gatherers got food by gathering wild food sources and hunting.

Which of these is in the correct chronological order? beginning of civilizations, Paleolithic era, last Ice Age, Neolithic Revolution last Ice Age, Paleolithic era, Neolithic Revolution, beginning of civilizations Paleolithic era, last Ice Age, Neolithic Revolution, beginning of civilizations Paleolithic era, last Ice Age, beginning of civilizations, Neolithic Revolution

Paleolithic era, last Ice Age, Neolithic Revolution, beginning of civilizations

How did hunter-gatherers deal with their environmental conditions? They adapted to the local conditions They disturbed the local conditions. They controlled the local conditions. They upset the local conditions.

They adapted to the local conditions

Which is the most likely reason for the downfall of the Old Kingdom? conspiratorial plots within the royal court an overly centralized government climate change and reduced flooding foreign invasions

climate change and reduced flooding

Early humans had access to different kinds of foods, depending on the local geography. If a group lived in the interior of the continent, what would they least likely have at meal time? the meat of large animals fish and shellfish local plants the meat of small animals

fish and shellfish

Climate and environment affected what choice for hunter-gatherers? leaders language enemies housing

housing

The best explanation for how humans populated the Earth is they migrated from Asia to other continents over the last two million years. they migrated mostly over land from Africa over the last eighty thousand years. they developed varied human species in different places over millions of years. they traveled by boat from Africa to other continents over the last forty thousand years.

they migrated mostly over land from Africa over the last eighty thousand years.