Transcript Comparing the Colonies

 The
following questions are multiple
choice and each question is a key idea
from Chapter Three.
 How
did people in the Paleolithic Age get
their food?
 By
planting and harvesting.
 By hunting and gathering.
 By trading over land and sea.
 By herding goats and cattle.

By hunting and gathering.

The Neolithic Age ended about 3000
B.C.E., with the discovery of how to
 Weave
linen cloth
 Tame wild animals
 Make metal tools
 Build brick houses
 Make
metal tools

What change began the Neolithic Age,
about 8000 B.C.E.?
 Farming
 Trading
 Building
 Hunting

Farming
 Why
was the Fertile Crescent the site of
many early settlements?
 The
forest was full of animals.
 The hills were rich in gold?
 The caves were deep and warm.
 The soil was good for crops.
 The
soil was good for crops.
 What
was the greatest benefit to people
when early farmers began to raise plants
and animals?
 They
shared most of the work.
 They could travel more easy.
 They had a stable food supply.
 They kept pets for company.

They had a stable food supply.

One animal that was domesticated
mainly for meat and milk was the _____.
 Chicken
 Goat
 Camel
 Mule

Goat

Archaeologist have found houses in which the
doorways were built high up on the walls. What
was the most likely reason for this?
 People
wanted to be safe from wild animals or
enemies.
 The lower parts of the walls were covered with
paintings.
 People grew taller because they had more to eat.
 The land around the house has sunk over the
years.

People wanted to be safe from wild
animals or enemies.

Why did people in the Neolithic Age live
together in larger groups, compared with
earlier times?
 They
needed more people for hunting and
gathering.
 They found better ways to get along with
others.
 They made special goods like baskets and
pottery.
 They could grow enough food to support more
people.

They could grow enough food to support
more people.

Which of these was a change that resulted from
building permanent shelters?
 New
ways of cooking food in clay-lined pits.
 New ways of making clothing out of animal
skins.
 New ways of living in smaller family units.
 New ways of protection with bows and arrows.

New ways of cooking food in clay-lined
pits.
 How
did dividing up the work help
communities produce more to meet their
needs?
 Villagers
learned to make stone tools.
 Everybody did the same job.
 Individuals developed a variety of skills.
 Most people enjoyed working alone.

Individuals developed a variety of skills.

Archaeologist have found decorated
pottery and polished stones. What does
this suggest about Neolithic people?
 They
cared about beauty.
 They used money to trade.
 They mined to get flint.
 They wanted more to eat.

They cared about beauty.
What is the best title for these words:
Spinners, Weavers, Basket Makers,
Toolmakers?
 Community in Catal Hoyuk
 Education in Catal Hoyuk
 Trade in Catal Hoyuk
 Specialization in Catal Hoyuk


Specialization in Catal Hoyuk
 Why
 To
did Neolithic people trade?
show off their good crafts.
 To get resources they lacked.
 To learn other languages.
 To ride across the desert.

To get resources they lacked.
 How
did trade help the Neolithic people
make stronger tools?
 They
learned from nearby villages.
 They built thick stone walls around their
communities.
 They got special materials such as
obsidian from other areas.
 They developed sturdy muscles by
walking long distances.

They got special materials such as
obsidian from other areas.
 If
you were a Neolithic Trader, what
would most likely happen as you
travelled and traded?
 You
would make a lot of money and move to a
new place.
 You would invent an alphabet and start writing.
 You would become a better hunter by following
animals.
 You would find out how other groups lived.
 If
you were a Neolithic Trader, what
would most likely happen as you
travelled and traded?
 You
would make a lot of money and move to a
new place.
 You would invent an alphabet and start writing.
 You would become a better hunter by following
animals.
 You would find out how other groups lived.
 You
would find out how other groups
lived.
 What
crop did the European’s learn how
to grow from the residents of Catal
Hoyuk?
 Corn
 Rice
 Wheat
and barley
 Tomatoes
 Wheat
and barley
 Which
of these statements are the most
accurate based on what we learned in chapter
3?
 The
area with the best climate developed the
greatest variety of crops.
 Travelers carried seeds and knowledge from
Asia to the Americas.
 Agriculture developed separately in several
different parts of the world.
 The same kinds of plants grew wild in every
region.
 Agriculture
developed separately in
several different parts of the world.
 Be
prepared to look at a world map and
answer questions about early agriculture
based on the symbols used on the map.
Also be able to identify the four cardinal
directions on a map:
N
+E
W
S