Imagine a family of farmers in the Neolithic Age. They are a multi-generational family living together on a large farm. They have bees, chickens, and other animals and crops that keep them fed. They have several shelters that are sturdy. Last year, however, floods came and took many of their large animals and rained out their crops. Some of the family died from starvation. They are replanting this year.
What cost and benefit of farming is shown in this situation?
(1 point)
Responses
Herding animals and planting crops takes a lot of energy, but farming gave new sources of material for clothing.
Herding animals and planting crops takes a lot of energy, but farming gave new sources of material for clothing.
Successful harvest not guaranteed due to weather, but more people can cooperate to build better shelters.
Successful harvest not guaranteed due to weather, but more people can cooperate to build better shelters.
Farming leaves people vulnerable to attack, but needs less land than hunting and gathering
and allows for more permanent settlements.
Farming leaves people vulnerable to attack, but needs less land than hunting and gathering and allows for more permanent settlements.
What cost and benefit of farming is shown in this situation?
(1 point)
Responses
Herding animals and planting crops takes a lot of energy, but farming gave new sources of material for clothing.
Herding animals and planting crops takes a lot of energy, but farming gave new sources of material for clothing.
Successful harvest not guaranteed due to weather, but more people can cooperate to build better shelters.
Successful harvest not guaranteed due to weather, but more people can cooperate to build better shelters.
Farming leaves people vulnerable to attack, but needs less land than hunting and gathering.
Farming leaves people vulnerable to attack, but needs less land than hunting and gathering and allows for more permanent settlements.
What major change did people make during the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution?(1 point)
Responses
They began farming
They began farming
They began gathering
They began gathering
They began trading
They began farming
Who made up the largest social class of early civilizations?(1 point)
Responses
farmers and skilled workers
farmers and skilled workers
enslaved people
enslaved people
merchants and traders
Farmers and skilled workers
Why did the earliest civilizations appear in areas like Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley?(1 point)
Responses
because these areas were far away from oceans
because these areas were far away from oceans
because these areas were isolated from other regions
because these areas were isolated from other regions
because these areas were near rivers and fertile soil
because these areas were near rivers and fertile soil
When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are:
(1 point)
Responses
the same age as those found in deeper layers
the same age as those found in deeper layers
not as old as those found in deeper layers
not as old as those found in deeper layers
older as those found in deeper layers