16 of 50 Questions for Lesson 1

1. Prior to the Neolithic Revolution, how did people get food? (See text box)

2. Define technology.

3. Why would pottery and baskets have been important to food-gathers?

4. What is a traditional economic system?

5. Define domesticate.

6. What two things happened that resulted in the Neolithic Revolution?

7. Explain why the Neolithic Revolution made it possible for some people to establish permanent settlements?

8. From your knowledge, list three geographic factors that would have been necessary for ancient people to be able to farm.

9. How long is millennium?

10. From your knowledge, what does “crop yield” mean?

11. Explain the term, “standard of living.”

12. What is the difference between subsistence farming and producing excess food?

13. Economically speaking, what does the word, demand mean?

14. About when was the wheel invented?

15. Who, when and where was silk fabric first made?

16. From your knowledge, explain how the increase in food created a need for government and written records?