The Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution — Drills · Grade 6 Social Studies
Chapter: Early Humans & the Neolithic RevolutionWhat these drills covers
By the end of The Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution you should be able to:
- I can explain the neolithic (agricultural) revolution with accurate places, periods and defined terms.
- I can distinguish a supported observation from an inference in the supplied evidence case.
- I can justify a comparison or conclusion and explain a meaningful limit.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: Neolithic Revolution, agriculture, domestication, surplus, Fertile Crescent.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
No. The concept concerns population-level change through sustained management and selection.
No. The concept concerns population-level change through sustained management and selection.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
No. Dates, crops, practices and continued foraging differed.
No. Dates, crops, practices and continued foraging differed.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
No. Distribution, diet, labor and disease also matter.
No. Distribution, diet, labor and disease also matter.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
Repeated dated layers with changing plant traits and subsistence remains rather than one isolated object.
Repeated dated layers with changing plant traits and subsistence remains rather than one isolated object.
Response criteria
- Answer the actual question with accurate details.
- Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
- State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.