Agricultural Revolution
Threshold # 7: Agriculture & Civilization: Big History Project
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. What is foraging?
Hunting small animals in the woods.
Gathering food in the wild.
Finding animals that are already dead to eat.
Growing basic plants for food.
2. What did humans NOT forage?
Tree bark
Fruits
Nuts
Wild grasses
3. What was the purpose of hunting?
To be closer to nature.
To get better exercise and stay healthy.
To get more protein in one’s diet.
To spend time with the animals.
4. Why did people tend to live by water?
The views are beautiful and man has always had an appreciation for nature.
It was easier to defend your home when your back was to the water.
Early man found swimming to be the best exercise that you could get without ruining your joints.
There were a lot of marine animals to eat and most of them were not likely to be predators of humans.
5. Were early agriculturalists or foragers healthier?
6. Was the process of growing crops started in one place or many places around the world?
7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the advantages of agriculture?
Farming is better than killing animals
Controllable food supply
Specialization of labor
Agriculture can be practiced all over the world
8. What was the third choice besides agriculturalists and foragers?
9. What is one disadvantage to this third choice?
People thought killing animals was a bad idea.
Moving around a lot makes it hard to build cities.
Cleaning up after the animals was time-consuming.
Humans felt that it was healthier to eat only plants.
10. Which of the following is NOT a bad result of agriculture?
War fought by professional soldiers.
Farming is boring.
Inequality or vertical social structures.
The food supply was controllable.