This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > History > The History Of Agriculture – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The History Of Agriculture Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A Neolithic settlement of farmers has begun using cattle as beasts of burden. As a result of their use of cattle, they are now able to craft more specialized tools and weapons, allowing them to do all of their work faster and more efficiently.Based on this passage, what can you conclude about the way cattle assisted the farmers? A) The farmers ate the cows, so they do not need to spend their time hunting. B) The farmers traded the cow's milk for metals and supplies to make their tools. C) The farmers used the cows to help plow the fields, reducing the amount of human effort and time needed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The farmers used the cows to help plow the fields, reducing the amount of human effort and time needed. 2. Which livestock animal was domesticated first? A) Goat. B) Chicken. C) Sheep. D) Horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sheep. 3. When did the Mayan civilization start farming A) 1880 bc - 250 AD. B) 2345 bc -290 AD. C) 6578 bc - 340 AD. D) 2358 bc - 147 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1880 bc - 250 AD. 4. The invention that allowed the transportation of meat anywhere in the country, anytime during the year, was the refrigerated A) Cotton gin. B) Boxcar. C) Railhead. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boxcar. 5. A name closely associated with shifting agriculture is ..... A) Pastoral Nomadism. B) Transhumance. C) Slash and Burn farming. D) Plantation farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slash and Burn farming. 6. The new international division of labor reflects the growing importance of A) Vertical integration. B) Access to raw materials. C) Outsourcing. D) Just-in-time delivery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outsourcing. 7. Which statement best explains why early civilizations were located in large river valleys/ A) Rivers contributed the resources needed for widespread agriculture to develop. B) River valleys provided the natural obstacles needed to protect against conquest. C) River valleys had the kind of temperate climate that humans are adapted to the best. D) Rivers made it easier for people to travel the long distances needed to trade with others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rivers contributed the resources needed for widespread agriculture to develop. 8. In colonial times, the most widely grown cotton was A) King Cotton. B) Manufactured cotton. C) Sea Island cotton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sea Island cotton. 9. What was the main function of the central government in early civilizations? A) Rationing food. B) Building housing. C) Providing security. D) Spreading rreligion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Providing security. 10. Who was the Mayan leader A) Empower. B) Preist and King. C) Queen. D) Priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preist and King. 11. Where sow & their babies live 2-3 weeks A) Outdoors. B) Gestation crates. C) Hoop buildings. D) None are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gestation crates. 12. Who announced the introduction of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Youjana? A) Narendra Modi. B) Dr. Manmohan Singh. C) Atal Bihari Vajapayee. D) I. K. Gujral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. Manmohan Singh. 13. Which of the following is a Rbi crop? A) Rice. B) Maize. C) Wheat. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wheat. 14. A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded A) Technology. B) Hunter-Gatherers. C) Agricultural Revolution. D) Surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surplus. 15. Why did the Neolithic people trade? A) To learn other people's language. B) To cross the desert. C) To get resources needed. D) Get a rare pokemon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To get resources needed. 16. Most popular Dairy Breed A) Jersey. B) Guernsey. C) Short Horn. D) Holstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Holstein. 17. What was the original way that ranchers got theirs heards to market? A) Refrigerated box car. B) John deere. C) Land grant. D) Cattle drives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cattle drives. 18. Which event would be first on a time line? A) People began to specialize. B) A barter economy developed. C) Food surpluses developed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food surpluses developed. 19. Animal Science is the study of A) Animal genetics. B) Animal selection. C) Animal nutrition. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Which advances did the most to help sustain the growing human population during the Neolithic era? A) Increased scientific knowledge. B) Improved hunting methods. C) New construction techniques. D) The development of agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The development of agriculture. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThe History Of Agriculture Quiz 1The History Of Agriculture Quiz 2The History Of Agriculture Quiz 3The History Of Agriculture Quiz 4The History Of Agriculture Quiz 5The History Of Agriculture Quiz 7The History Of Agriculture Quiz 8Agriculture And Settlement QuizAgriculture Hearths QuizEarly Agriculture QuizThe Development Of Agriculture Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books