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Permanent settlements were built when people began to raise crops and animals.
a) true
b) false, when people got tired
c)
d)

An artifact is a bone that has turned into rock.
a) true
b) false, a fossil
c)
d)

Once people adopted agriculture the world population shrank because agriculture provided a less reliable food supply than did hunting and gathering
a) true
b) false, it grew larger
c)
d)

Early humans hunted animals and gathered wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts and may have even scavenged to survive..
a) true
b) false, they farmed the land
c)
d)

Early agricultural societies can best be described as nomadic.
a) true
b) false, settled
c)
d)

The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live
a) in groups.
b) without a spoken language.
c) in cold climates.
d) in permanent dwellings.

The Neolithic Revolution refers to a time when early humans
a) mastered fire
b) migrated from Africa.
c) developed agriculture.
d) began to organize governments.

Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed?
a) People now had to spend all of their time producing food.
b) Gender divisions became more blurred since everyone took part in agriculture.
c) People could now spend time doing activities other than food production.
d) Agricultural societies were more peaceful than nomadic societies had been.

Early humans living during the Stone Age most likely
a) settled in permanent villages for common defense.
b) lived in small groups and moved to new areas as food became scarce.
c) were uninterested in art or music.
d) worshiped one common god.

The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is called the Neolithic Revolution because it
a) began a long period of warfare in the Fertile Crescent.
b) coincided with the development of wooden tools.
c) changed life dramatically.
d) began the process of global warming.

All of the the earliest civilizations developed near which of the following geographic feature?
a) Rivers
b) Mountains
c) Deserts
d) Peninsulas

What led to the emergence of more defined social ranking?
a) migration to the Americas
b) the growth of settled communities
c) the adoption of a nomadic lifestyle
d) the emergence of Neanderthals

Human ancestors originated in _______.
a) North America
b) Africa
c) Asia
d) South America

What is true about life in Paleolithic times?
a) People developed special skills such as weaving and farming.
b) People lived in permanent structures made of mud bricks
c) People lived in large communities and moved frequently.
d) People spent most of their time finding enough food to eat.

What do studying artifacts help archaeologists understand?
a) he population of a region.
b) the culture of the people of the Stone Age.
c) how modern technology affects culture
d) the beginnings of mythology.

The most important benefit to people when they learned to create fire was _______.
a) the ability to hunt alone.
b) being able to move to colder climates.
c) learning to write.
d) being able to make tools from iron.

Early civilizations were built near rivers because ________.
a) of the warmer climate.
b) of the rich fertile soil
c) they were located near the ocean.
d) travel over the water increased trade

How did farming change the way early people lived?
a) They built schools.
b) They stopped eating meat.
c) They settled in one place.
d) They moved from place to place.

Population growth during the New Stone Age allowed people to do other jobs, some became ____.
a) farmers.
b) warriors.
c) artisans.
d) fishers.

Which of the following cannot be related to the word nomad?
a) wandering
b) tents
c) hunter-gatherer
d) cities

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