Question

1. the increase in the number of humans during the neolithic age was caused primarily by

a. a greater respect for the aged.
b. decreased inter - group violence.
c. a surplus of food.
d. the disappearance of epidemic disease.

1. which of the following statements about the neolithic revolution is true?

a. man first learned to create fire.
b. neolithic communities tended to be nomadic.
c. population declined.
d. man developed plant and animal husbandry.

1. which of the following was not a consequence of settled village life after the neolithic revolution?

a. specialization of labor.
b. family as the basic social unit.
c. development of law codes.
d. concept of private property.

1. agrarian civilizations tended to be characterized by all of the following except

a. they were devoted to the pursuit of scientific observation.
b. they believed time to be cyclic.
c. they were primarily rural societies.
d. they relied on religious specialists to communicate with the gods.
directions: matching match each item with the correct statement below.

1. the first metal used by humans.
2. a period of climate change that came after 10,000 b.c.e. and the last ice age.
3. substitution of farming for hunting - gathering as the primary source of food.
4. a society in which females are dominant socially and politically.
5. civilizations that are based primarily on peasant farming.
6. one of the most common metallic ores on earth.
7. a civilization that is based primarily on pastoralism and pastoral ways of living.

Explanation:

1. A surplus of food during the Neolithic Age allowed for better sustenance and thus population growth. Respect for the aged, decreased inter - group violence, and the disappearance of epidemic disease were not the primary causes.
2. During the Neolithic Revolution, humans developed plant and animal husbandry. Creating fire predates the Neolithic, Neolithic communities were more sedentary, and population increased.
3. The family as the basic social unit predated settled village life after the Neolithic Revolution. Specialization of labor, development of law codes, and the concept of private property were consequences.
4. Agrarian civilizations were mainly rural, believed in cyclic time, and relied on religious specialists. They were not primarily devoted to scientific observation.
5. Copper was the first metal used by humans.
6. The Holocene is the period of climate change that came after 10,000 b.c.e. and the last Ice Age.
7. The substitution of farming for hunting - gathering as the primary source of food is related to the Neolithic transition.
8. A matriarchy is a society in which females are dominant socially and politically.
9. Agrarian civilizations are based primarily on peasant farming.
10. Iron is one of the most common metallic ores on Earth.
11. Pastoral civilizations are based primarily on pastoralism and pastoral ways of living.

Answer:

1. C. A surplus of food
2. D. Man developed plant and animal husbandry
3. B. Family as the basic social unit
4. A. They were devoted to the pursuit of scientific observation
5. G. copper
6. D. Holocene
7. E. Agrarian
8. C. Matriarchy
9. E. Agrarian
10. F. iron
11. B. Pastoral