Using animals to help in clearing/plowing fields.

Farming allowed for humans to...

Build cities., Develop a sedentary lifestyle., Develop complex societies.

Agriculture did all of the following EXCEPT...

Increase the health of people's teeth and bones.

For FORAGERS, what effect did overpopulation have?

They could no longer move in search of food.

What is a social hierarchy?

A ranking of society based on things like job/wealth.

What changes happened to plants and animals after domestication?

They became more tame., They became larger/more nutritious.

What did people have to do after food shortages?

Invent new agricultural techniques

Which is NOT a way that foraging limited hunter gatherer groups?

There was too much food to consume

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1
What happened to the environment/Earth that allowed humans to be sedentary?
The Earth Cooled
Flooding
People got tired
Climate Change
2
Which of the following was a farming technique used to increase crops?
Power tools-- using electricity to increase crop yields.
Eating all of the available food, so there's nothing left for the birds.
Irrigation
Moving to the best places to find berries.
3
What is draft power?
Capturing wind by opening windows.
The ability to pick the right player (i.e. opposite of Cleveland Browns)
Using water to plow fields.
Using animals to help in clearing/plowing fields.
4
Farming allowed for humans to...
Build cities.
Travel from place to place looking for food.
Develop a sedentary lifestyle.
Develop complex societies.
5
Agriculture did all of the following EXCEPT...
Increase the health of people's teeth and bones.
Lead to the development of civilizations.
Allow for a major population growth.
Change the environment.
6
For FORAGERS, what effect did overpopulation have?
They could no longer move in search of food.
They had to start eating their livestock.
They began to sacrifice corn to the gods.
They invented new farming techniques
7
What is a social hierarchy?
Having great social skills.
The idea that humans eat animals and plants.
A ranking from tallest to shortest.
A ranking of society based on things like job/wealth.
8
What changes happened to plants and animals after domestication?
They became more tame.
They became smaller.
They got harder to grow.
They became larger/more nutritious.
9
Which is not a characteristic of a civilization?
Nomadic Herding.
Government/Laws
Religion.
Writing system.
10
What did people have to do after food shortages?
Have more kids to help grow food.
Build walls around their cities.
Develop religions.
Invent new agricultural techniques
11
Surplus allowed for job specialization and social hierarchies.
True
False
12
Which is NOT a way that foraging limited hunter gatherer groups?
There was too much food to consume
Foragers didn't have job specialization.
Foragers had to be nomadic
There wasn't enough food to sustain a large population.

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