Agricultural Revolution and Timeline

1. About how long ago did agriculture begin if it began 10,000 BCE?

• 12,024 years ago

• 7,020 years ago

• 2,020 years ago

• 4,020 years ago

Why did early farmers invent the plow?

• to harvest their crops

• to cut stalk of grain

• to improve food storage

• to prepare soil for planting

Where did people develop terrace farming?

• hilly or mountainous regions

• rocky soil

• river floodplains

• forested regions

4.What is one effect of surplus food among agricultural people?

• slash and burning farming

• drought

• increase in trade

• ancestor worship

5. Which of the following is an example of an artisan?

• trader

• merchant

• farmer

• baker

6. Which of the following is NOT an example of bartering?

• Farmer Joe exchanges a portion of his wheat surplus for a portion of Farmer Bob’s barley surplus.

• A student lends a pencil to a friend in need.

• A carpenter fixes a baker’s roof for a supply of bread.

• A man exchanges his first born daughter to a local landowner for a portion of property.

7. Cities are referred to as

• urban

• rural

• suburban

• villages

8. Which of the following timelines is the most accurate?

• <---500 BCE----100 BCE------0------100 CE-------500 CE--------->

• <--------500 AD--------100 AD--------0--------100 BC-------500 BC--------->

• <--------100 BC--------500 BC-------0-------- 100 AD------ 500 AD--------->

• <-------500 BCE-------100 BC--------0--------500 CE-------100 AD-------->

9. Which of the following dates happened first?

• 300 CE

• 3000 CE

• 300 BCE

• 3000BCE

10. If a civilization started in 2000 BCE and ended in 400 AD, how long did it last?

• 2400

• 200

• 4000

• 2800