Neolithic Vocab Review

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

• when people learned how to make fire

• when people started using copper

• when people began farming

• when people stopped hunting completely

What is a Turning Point?

• a point on the ground where you turn around

• an important event that causes change

• a place to spin around and around

• a spot on the road to turn around safely

What is another word for farming?

• surplus

• domesticate

• artisan

• agriculture

Which term means "to tame animals"?

• domesticate

• Neolithic

• surplus

• famine

Which term means "to bring water to crops using canals"?

• irrigation

• domestication

• surplus

• drought

Who were the people who crafted items by hand?

• soldiers

• kings

• artisans

• hunter-gatherers

What is a surplus?

• a time when there is not enough food

• when crops are flooded

• extra of something

• when there is very little rain

What is a nomad?

• a person who stays in a permanent place

• someone who farms

• a skilled writer

• a person who travels from place to place with no settled home

What was it called when people were able to get jobs that they were skilled at?

• job specialization

• career choice

• job skills

• work week

What term means "time of little or no rain"?

• drought

• famine

• surplus

• artisan