Review Test Lessons 1-3

The Neolithic Era is also known as the ___________.

• Old Stone Age

• No Stone Age

• New Stone Age

• Middle Stone Age

A person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an expert on it is known as a(n) _________________.

• Anthropologist

• Archaeologist

• Journalists

• Historian

How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to later urban growth? 

• Farmers limited the water available for city dwellers. 

• People grew enough food to support urban populations. 

• People migrated to plant different crops in different seasons. 

• Farmers could now attract large numbers of workers to rural areas. 

 

The earliest human remains were found in the continent of ___________.

• Asia

• America

• Europe

• Africa

What role did economics play in bringing about political changes after the Neolithic Revolution? 

• Permanent settlements came under the control of more powerful rulers. 

• Stone tools and weapons were used for the very first time. 

•  Permanent settlements led early farmers to establish the first democracies. 

• Rulers were less powerful than when they had been leading nomadic tribes. 

The systematic study and documentation of the human past is known as –

• Historiography

• Anthropology

• History

• Archaeology

What was a major impact of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Man became hunters and gatherers.

• Workers had different tasks.

• More nomadic lifestyle

• Decrease in food production.

Why was the Neolithic Revolution often considered to be a turning point in history?

• Hunter-gathers learned to control fire.

• A single culture came to dominate ancient society.

• Ancient people learned how to hunt and gather food.

• Agriculture and permanent settlements developed near rivers

__________ Sources are an original material created at the time a historical event occurs, or soon afterward.

• Primary Sources

• Power Sources

• Secondary Sources

• Natural Resources

The development of agriculture directly led to population increase due to--

• Humans learning to hunt and gather food

• A surplus of food because of farming

• Democratic governments making laws

• The growth of technological achievements