AnswersMS Ancient World History - SS3305 A-CRNeolithic Agriculture and Settlement

Neolithic Agriculture and Settlement Answers

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What was the benefit of using fertilizer during the Neolithic era?

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Farmers needed to dispose of farm-animal waste to keep water supplies clean.
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Fertilizer made the soil capable of growing plants brought from other continents.
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Adding fertilizer to the soil prevented farmers from having to use slash-and-burn techniques.
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Soil was made richer for growing plants, and fields could be replanted for many years.
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How did the domestication of plants and animals change early societies?

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Food surpluses provided enough resources to supply larger populations.
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Food surpluses led people to abandon settlements in favor of living on farms.
C
Food surpluses allowed people to spend less time planting and more time hunting.
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Food surpluses caused conflict over resources, which caused settlements to separate.
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Which statement best describes how settlement societies differed from hunter-gatherer societies during the agricultural revolution?

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Settlement societies were organized into groups of people who all worked together.
B
Settlement societies had social classes of people with similar incomes, customs, and training.
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Settlement societies were divided into groups according to the value of the crops they raised.
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Settlement societies were made up of people with similar interests, friends, and lifestyles.
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How were settlement societies different from hunter-gatherer societies?

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Hunter-gatherer societies relied on outside trade for food supplies.
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Settlement societies did not have contact with other human groups.
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Hunter-gatherer societies were able to use leisure time to develop art.
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Settlement societies specialized in tasks other than hunting and farming.
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Which advantage did village societies have over hunter-gatherer societies?

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Village societies had metal for tools, but hunter-gatherer societies did not.
B
Village societies domesticated plants and animals, but hunter-gatherer societies did not.
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Village societies could interact with other societies, but hunter-gatherer societies could not.
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Village societies used the labor of hunter-gatherers, but hunter-gatherers did not hire villagers.
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How did the development of irrigation improve agricultural output during the Neolithic era?

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Irrigation made it possible to grow rice in very dry climates.
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Irrigation was developed to bring water to animals on farms.
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Irrigation ditches were used to mark the boundaries between crops.
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Irrigation allowed for the movement of water to fields, even without rain.
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What was a benefit of slash-and-burn farming during the Neolithic era?

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Slash-and-burn farming removed unwanted wildlife from an area.
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Terrace farming could begin after the slash-and-burn process was finished.
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Land could be cleared quickly and enriched with ash from the fires.
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Land needed to be slashed and burned before irrigation ditches could be dug.
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What was a benefit of terrace farming during the Neolithic era?

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Terrace farming allowed people to use irrigation to move water from flatlands to hillsides.
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Terrace farming prevented the need to use slash-and-burn techniques to clear land for farming.
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Terrace farming made it possible to farm on hills and prevented the erosion of soil.
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Terrace farming helped manage excess water to prevent the flooding of farmland.

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