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Assessment: From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers
Mastering the Content Select the letter next to the best answer.
1. What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.?
A. trading B. hunting C. farming CORRECT D. building
2. How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
A. by hunting and gathering CORRECT B. by planting and harvesting C. by herding goats and cattle D. by trading over land and sea
3. The Neolithic Age ended about 3000 B.C.E., with the discovery of how to
A. make metal tools. CORRECT B. weave linen cloth. C. tame wild animals. D. build brick houses.
4. Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
A. The hills were rich in gold. B. The soil was good for crops. CORRECT C. The forest was full of animals. D. The caves were deep and warm.
5. What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
A. They kept pets for company. B. They could travel more easily. C. They shared most of the work. D. They had a stable food supply. CORRECT 6. One animal that was domesticated mainly for meat and milk was the
A. goat. CORRECT B. mule. C. camel. D. chicken.
7. Archaeologists have found houses in which the doorways were built high up on the walls. What was the most likely reason for this?
A. People grew taller because they had more to eat. B. The land around the houses has sunk over the years. C. People wanted to be safe from wild animals or enemies. CORRECT D. The lower parts of the walls were covered with paintings.
8. Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups, compared with earlier times?
A. They were nomads who moved faster in larger groups. B. They made special goods like baskets and pottery. C. They needed more people for hunting and gathering. D. They could grow enough food to support more people. CORRECT
9. Which of these was a change that resulted from building permanent shelters?
A. new ways of living in smaller family groups B. new ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits CORRECT C. new ways of protection with bows and arrows D. new ways of making clothing out of animal skins
10. How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?
A. Everybody did the same job. B. Most people enjoyed working alone. C. Villagers learned to make stone tools. D. Individuals developed a variety of skills. CORRECT
11. Archaeologists have found decorated pottery and polished stones. What does this suggest about Neolithic people?
A. They mined to get flint. B. They cared about beauty. CORRECT C. They wanted more to eat. D. They used money to trade.
12. What is the best title for these words: Spinners, Weavers, Basket Makers, Toolmakers?
A. Trade in Catal Hoyuk B. Education in Catal Hoyuk C. Community in Catal Hoyuk D. Specialization in Catal Hoyuk CORRECT 13. Why did Neolithic people trade?
A. to learn other languages B. to ride across the deserts C. to get resources they lacked CORRECT D. to show off their good crafts
14. How did trade help Neolithic people make stronger tools?
A. They built thick stone walls around their communities. B. They developed sturdy muscles by walking long distances. C. They learned from nearby villages how to work with metal. D. They got special materials such as obsidian from other areas. CORRECT
15. If you were a Neolithic trader, what would most likely happen as you traveled and traded?
A. You would find out how other groups lived. CORRECT B. You would invent an alphabet and start writing. C. You would become a better hunter by following animals. D. You would spend more time making cave art.
Applying Social Studies Skills Use the map and your knowledge of history to complete the sentences. Write the word or phrase in the space provided.
16. What was a Neolithic crop in the Americas?
ANSWER: corn
17. Archaeologists have found clues that early people in eastern Asia grew and ate what crop?
ANSWER: rice
18. As knowledge of planting and harvesting spread from the area of Catal Hoyuk into Europe, what crop is it likely that European farmers began to grow?
ANSWER: barley or wheat or lentils or peas (accept any one of these, but not corn or rice)
19. Which of these statements does the map best support?
A. The same kinds of plants grew wild in every region. B. Travelers carried seeds and knowledge from Asia to the Americas. C. The area with the best climate developed the greatest variety of crops. D. Agriculture developed separately in several different parts of the world. CORRECT
Exploring the Essential Question: How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the Neolithic Age? Follow the directions to complete the item below.
20. Look at the map in this Assessment. Find Catal Hoyuk. Fill in the graphic organizer below to show how the food crops displayed on the map affected daily life in Catal Hoyuk. Write one or two complete sentences in each of the five empty squares. One square has been filled in as an example. ANSWER: