Flashcard on the Neolithic Revolution

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What major change did the Neolithic Revolution bring about?

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The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture

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What geological epoch began around the time of the Neolithic Revolution?

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Holocene

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What is one reason the Neolithic Revolution is significant?

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It led to the development of modern civilization

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What evidence supports the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture? Options: Written records, Documented worldwide evidence, Oral traditions, Mythological stories

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Documented worldwide evidence

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Where is farming thought to have first occurred? Asia, Africa, Europe, The Americas

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Europe

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What did the foragers become during the Neolithic period?

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Farmers

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What was the lifestyle change during the Neolithic Revolution?

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From hunter-gatherer to settled

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What is the significance of the Neolithic Revolution in human history?

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It paved the way for modern civilization

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What is the "agricultural revolution" described as? A single event, A series of revolutions, A war, A natural disaster

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A series of revolutions

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What did the domestication of animals help with?

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Making farming more intensive