Early Civs: Agricultural Revolution

Early Civilizations

The Agricultural Revolution

Quick Review

• Prehistory refers to the time before history was written down

• Early humans lived as Hunter-Gatherers

• Early humans made several inventions to make life somewhat easier, like stone tools, shelters, and using fire.

Multiple Choice

How do we know about prehistoric people?

• Artifacts

• Written Language

Multiple Choice

Moving from place to place, no permanent home, in search of food

• Artifacts

• Prehistory

• Nomadic

The Discovery of Farming

• Around 8000 BCE, Earth’s climate became warmer.

• Areas once covered in ice began to thaw. 

• Warm weather and thawed soil allowed plants to grow more easily

The Discovery of Farming

• Either thru accident or purposeful, early ppl discover how to grow crops from wild seeds

• Also learn how to domesticate animals for food, wool, milk & other things

• Early ppl had learned how to farm =Agricultural Revolution

The Discovery of Farming

• But why a Revolution?

• A dramatic and important change in the lives of early ppl

• H-G's no longer relied on moving from place to place, they could settle down

• Make permanent homes and form settlements

Open Ended

In your own words explain why the Agricultural Revolution was so important to early humans?

Pay attention to the video! There will be a short question after!

https://youtu.be/rboewQNMpdU

Open Ended

Why was the domestication of animals an important part of the Agricultural Revolution?