Neolithic Age
During the Neolithic Age, the population was able to grow because ________.
people had a steady food supply
How is the Neolithic Age different from the Paleolithic Age?
the Neolithic Age people got food by raising crops and animals
What is a nomad?
someone who moves around from place to place
Why did early farmers domesticate animals?
to make animals useful to humans
A Neolithic town was discovered in ______.
central Turkey
Which of the following describes someone living in the Neolithic Age?
someone looking for plants to eat
someone trading goods
someone hunting wild animals
or
all of the above
How did people living in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
by hunting and gathering
The business of farming, growing crops and raising animals is called ________.
agriculture
Living in communities made it possible for people to ______.
The town of Jericho is located close to which of the following rivers.
Jordan River
Which of the following changes began the Neolithic Age about 8000 B.C.E.?
farming
During the Paleolithic Age people lived in _______.
The business of buying and selling or exchanging goods is called ________.
Trade
Which of the following was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?
new ways of cooking food in clay lined pots
Where were many Neolithic settlements located?
Fertile Crescent
The Neolithic Age ended about 3000 B.C.E., with the discovery of how to ______.
make metal tools
What was the time period for the Neolithic Age?
8000 B.C.E to 3000 B.C.E
The building of permanent houses was the first great change that resulted from the development of ________.
Agriculture
How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?
individuals developed a variety of skills
Where was the Fertile Crescent located?
southwest Asia
Traders during the Neolithic Age were able to gain _______.
information on how other people lived
resources they did not have
new knowledge and ideas
all of the above
The Paleolithic age is also known as the....
Old Stone Age
What is a paleoanthropologist?
an expert that studies and records the past
Which of the following animals was domesticated mainly for meat and milk?
goat
Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
the soil was good for crops