Unit 5 "The Three Agricultural Revolutions" Exam

Which of these is an example of agriculture?

• Selling baskets at a market

• Offering to help a neighbor build his house

• Growing wheat to make bread and feed my family

• More than enough resources

After the Agricultural Revolution, what happened to the human population?

• It increased

• It stayed the same

• It decreased

Which of these is NOT a domesticated animal?

• A wolf that lives in a pack in Montana

• A dairy cow

• A horse that is used to pull a carriage

• A parrot that is trained to do tricks at the zoo

What is one negative effect of the Agricultural Revolution?

• There was a greater variety of food for people to eat

• People started wars to take over land and goods

• Governments were created to keep order

• There were fewer oxen being used in farming

On what continents did agriculture FIRST develop?

• North America and South America

• Europe and North America

• Asia and Africa

• Antarctica and Australia

the last period of the Stone Age. Also the time when farming was invented and when people started taming animals

• Neolithic Age

• Stone Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Ancient Age

When did the Neolithic Age begin?

• about 8000 BCE

• about 100 BCE

• about 8000 CE

• 2.5 million years ago

What is the meaning of domesticate?

• to tame, or bring animals under the control of humans

• to raise crops and animals for food

• train for a particular job

• to move from place to place in search of food

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

• The Mountains

• In river valleys

• In the desert

• On the sea

Taking specific jobs related to talents

• adapt

• systematic agriculture

• domesticate

• specialization