6th Grade Exam Questions

1. How did trade begin? – As people began to settle in small communities, work became specialized. Trade began because not everyone had the same goods and they needed to exchange them for one another. For example, I have a surplus of bread and my neighbor has a surplus of goat’s milk. I would trade a loaf of bread for a bucket of milk.
2. Where did people build terraces?- On the sides of hills or mountains.
3. What tool was used to loosen hard soil? A hoe
4. What tool was used to break up dirt? Plow
5. What is another word(s) for Neolithic Era? New Stone Age
6. What is another word(s) for Paleolithic Era? Old Stone Age
7. Define surplus- extra amount of a certain good. Synonym-extra
8. What effect did agriculture have on people?- New technology was used, new methods were used, able to trade, shorter lifespan and shorter height of humans, people began to live in one area*, domestication of plants and animals, have a surplus of good.
9. Where is Catal Huyuk located?- Turkey
10. What are some of the first domesticated plants and animals?- Squash, wheat, sheep, cattle
11. List 3 ancient farming tools. –Hoe, plow, ax, sickle, flail, quern
12. What was slash and burn used for?- To clear out trees to be able to farm
13. What is the significance of Catal Huyuk? One of the first ancient cities or communities to be built. Largest city this old uncovered by archaeologists.
14. What is believed to be the first city? – Jericho
15. Between what years did the New Stone Age occur? Roughly 10,000 BC to 4,000BC

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