The transition from hunting and gathering to farming is known as which cultural shift?

• A. Neolithic Revolution
• B. Industrial Revolution
• C. Bronze Age
• D. Iron Age

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is the big shift in how humans obtain food and organize life—from roaming hunter-gatherer groups to settled farming communities. When people started cultivating crops and domesticating animals, they could stay in one place, produce a reliable food surplus, support larger populations, and develop new crafts and social structures. This profound change is known as the Neolithic Revolution, also called the Agricultural Revolution, because it marks the transition to agriculture as the foundation of society.

Industrial Revolution refers to a much later movement centered on machines, factories, and urbanization driven by new technologies, not the move to farming. The Bronze Age and Iron Age describe periods defined by the widespread use of bronze and iron tools and weapons, respectively, which come after farming had already begun and are about technological eras rather than the initial shift to agriculture.