The primary cause of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution was that people learned how to domesticate plants and animals. This development marked a significant shift from nomadic lifestyles to settled agricultural communities. While other factors, such as retreating glaciers revealing fertile land, may have contributed to this transition, the key factor was the domestication of resources.
Which of the following caused the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution?
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Advancing glaciers provided a stable water supply.
Advancing glaciers provided a stable water supply.
People learned how to domesticate plants and animals.
People learned how to domesticate plants and animals.
Retreating glaciers revealed fertile farm land.
Retreating glaciers revealed fertile farm land.
People learned how to make metal farm tools.
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Which statements best describe prehistoric hunter-gatherers? Select the three correct answers.
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They discovered how to use fire.
They discovered how to use fire.
They formed groups for protection.
They formed groups for protection.
They made stone tools and weapons.
They made stone tools and weapons.
They farmed and raised livestock.
They farmed and raised livestock.
They settled in walled villages.
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They discovered how to use fire.
They discovered how to use fire.
They formed groups for protection.
They formed groups for protection.
They made stone tools and weapons.
They made stone tools and weapons.
They farmed and raised livestock.
They farmed and raised livestock.
They settled in walled villages.
The three statements that best describe prehistoric hunter-gatherers are:
- They discovered how to use fire.
- They formed groups for protection.
- They made stone tools and weapons.
Hunter-gatherers did not farm or raise livestock, nor did they settle in walled villages, as these practices were characteristic of later agricultural societies.
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