Vocabulary
A family takes care of a large group of cattle and moves them to places where they can find food and water. What are they practicing?
Herding
Which animals were among the first domesticated farm animals?
Goats and sheep
What is an agrarian society mostly based on?
Farming
What is an example of specialization?
A worker who focuses on making tools for the village (Other answers are accepte)
What does it mean to cultivate crops?
To plant and grow them
A farmer grows food, a potter makes bowls, and a builder constructs homes. What does this demonstrate?
Specialization
Early farmers saved seeds from plants that produced the most grain. What was a likely result over many generations?
A. Farmers no longer needed fertile soil.
B. The plants stopped needing water.
C. Every seed grew into exactly the same plant.
D. Crops developed more of the qualities farmers wanted.
D. Crops developed more of the qualities farmers wanted.
Which tool would a farmer use to cut grain during a harvest?
A Sickle
Which situation is the BEST example of specialization?
A. Everyone in a village grows their own food.
B. A family raises sheep for food.
C. A village saves extra grain.
D. One villager makes tools while another makes pottery.
D. One villager makes tools while another makes pottery.
Why did people sometimes move to new locations before farming?
Food sources in their current location were running low.
Most people in a community make their living by growing crops and farming the land. This community would be described as...
Agrarian
What are at least TWO out of the three crops grown in the Americas?
Corn, beans, and squash
Before farming, how did most people get their food?
They hunted animals and gathered wild plants (They were hunter-gatherers).
Why did a surplus of food make specialization possible?
It could feed people who focused on jobs besides farming.
As a settlement grew larger, why would it need rules?
To help settle disagreements and organize the community
A village grows 16 baskets of grain but needs only 11. What is its surplus?
5
Which was a benefit of raising domesticated animals?
Animals could provide milk, wool, and help with farm work.
How did farming help people establish permanent villages?
It allowed them to grow food near their homes.
Humans changing from hunting and gathering to farming completely changed the way people lived. Why is this called a revolution?
It was a major change in the way people lived
Why is the move to farming called a revolution even though it happened slowly?
It caused major changes in how people lived and worked.
What is an economy? Your answer should be detailed.
People produce, buy, sell, and trade goods.
Which was a possible drawback of living close to farm animals?
Diseases could spread from animals to people.
What type of location would have been most helpful for early farmers? There are TWO defining characteristics.
Fertile land near a water source
Why did people sometimes move to new locations before farming?
Food sources in their current location were running low.
What correctly explains migration and irrigation?
Migration helped spread farming ideas, while irrigation brought water to fields.