G7 Module 2 Lesson 3 - Beginnings of Agriculture

Which of the following was the most important development during the Neolithic Era?

• The domestication of plants and animals

• the invention of stone and wooden tools

• the creation of religious temples and pyramids

• the settlement of large civilizations and trade networks

How did the Neolithic Revolution affect settlements in the Middle East?

• their populations significantly increased as larger cities were established

• many people were forced to move to the desert to escape invading armies

• their towns became smaller because there was little land suitable for growing crops

• most people migrated to other areas because there was less food in order to survive

What change defined a

shift during the Neolithic

Era?

• they built large communities with large walls around them

• they were able to hunt bigger animals

• The shift from food gathering to

  food producing

• people were hunting and gathering

________are large stones that were used in religious ceremonies as monuments.

• Mammoths

• Domestication

• Megaliths

• Neolithic Era

________is the process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful to humans.

• Domestication

• Agriculture

• Farming

• Planting

Farmers stored food in large pits because they began to have an extra amount of it. This surplus made barter possible. People would barter when they would trade goods and services for other goods and services.

How does the surplus of food allow for bartering?

Archaeologists have found clues about prehistoric governments. Çatal Hüyük did not appear to have a leader, but men and women seemed to have been treated equally. Jericho had a wall around it. This likely means the city had a government. A person or group probably had to give directions for the wall.

What is the clue that gave Archaeologists the impression that people in Jericho had a leader?

What is the biggest accomplishment of the Neolithic Era?