3-2 Agricultural Revolution

Because the conditions for farming were good, the first civilizations arose

• in the mountains

• in river valleys

• by the sea

• in the desert

Most important long-lasting effect that the Agricultural Revolution had on people’s lives?

• people began to eat wild grains

• new types of stone tools were created

• Population grew at a faster rate and settled in communities

• people completely stopped hunting and gathering

As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people

• went back to hunting and gathering

• started domesticating animals

• became artisans, or skilled workers

• moved out of the villages

Which is a negative effect of the growth of communities during the Neolithic Age?

• deforestation, which caused desert-like conditions in Jordan

• the changing of the roles of men and women

• The emergence of specialized jobs

• The production of more food than could be eaten

In early civilizations, the first governments were

• monarchies

• republics

• theocracies

• dictatorships

________ eventually replaced hunting and gathering as the main source of food.

• fishing

• farming

• McDonald's

• scavaging

_____, the organized growing of food on a regular schedule.

• fishing

• gathering

• hunting

• systematic agriculture

During the Neolithic Age, people settled in _____ located near fields and water sources.

• villages

• tepees

• caves

• trees

Existence of ___ in Çatalhüyük is evidence that religion was becoming a part of people’s lives.

• shrines

• Bibles

• graveyards

• villages

Craftspeople in western Asia discovered that mixing copper and tin formed ____.

• glass

• bronze

• steel

• iron