How did farming change how humans lived?
In this lesson we will learn about how humans settled down and began to farm. We'll look at how crops were planted and animals were domesticated, and how that changed life for early humans.
How did farming change how humans lived?
In this lesson we will learn about how humans settled down and began to farm. We'll look at how crops were planted and animals were domesticated, and how that changed life for early humans.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- How people began setting up farms
- What was farmed
- The monuments that were built
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5 Questions
Q1.
When was Skara Brae discovered?
1850 BCE
5,000 years ago
Q2.
Until about 12,000 years ago, Britain was connected to the rest of European mainland by a land bridge.
False
Q3.
When did Homo sapiens first evolve?
Around 2.5 million years ago
Around 60,000 years ago
Around 65 million years ago
Q4.
There were no musical instruments during the Mesolithic era.
True
Q5.
Which of these was discovered at Skara Brae? Choose Three.
Books containing writing
Thatched roofs made from straw.
7 Questions
Q1.
Another word for farming is:
Cambrian
Domesticating
Harvesting
Q2.
The Palaeolithic Era can be described as . . .
the Middle Stone Age.
the New Stone Age.
Q3.
The Mesolithic Era can be described as . . .
the New Stone Age.
the Old Stone Age.
Q4.
The Neolithic Era can be described as . . .
the Middle Stone Age.
the Old Stone Age.
Q5.
What was this tool used for?
Chopping down trees
Fighting other humans
Hunting animals
Q6.
Which of these early humans do scientists believe was the first to make and use stone tools?
Homo erectus
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo sapiens
Neanderthals
Q7.
After humans began farming, their diet became ...
more varied