Unit 1 Ch2 Agricultural Revolution

What led to humans switching from nomadic life to agricultural societies?

• They continued to live in caves in Africa.

• Domesticating plants and animals

• Having a surplus of crops

• Focusing less on farming

What did domesticating animals provide humans with?

• Reliable food

• Milk

• Labor

• All of the above

Why did people need to find ways to store crops?

• There was a surplus

• To trade with other settlements

• To feed domesticated animals

• To use as art materials

What did people specialize in when they focused less on farming?

• Art

• Architecture

• Animal domestication

• Crop cultivation

Where were the first PERMANENT human settlements formed?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

• Africa

How did early humans find crops growing in certain places?

• They dropped seeds there the year before

• They used advanced farming techniques

• They traded with other settlements

• They discovered them by chance

When did large settlements and architecture develop?

• Neolithic period

• Paleolithic period

• Iron Age

• Bronze Age

Where are wild grains more likely to grow?

• Near rivers

• In deserts

• On mountains

• In forests

What was domesticated first, plants and grains or animals?

• Animals

• Plants and grains

• Both at the same time

• It is unknown