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Early Civs: Agricultural Revolution

Early Civs: Agricultural Revolution

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History, Social Studies

6th - 7th Grade

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Caleb Andrews

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6 Slides • 4 Questions

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Early Civilizations

The Agricultural Revolution

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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.

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Multiple Choice

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How do we know about prehistoric people?

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Artifacts

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Written Language

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Multiple Choice

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

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Artifacts

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Prehistory

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Nomadic

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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

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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

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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

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Open Ended

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

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

https://youtu.be/rboewQNMpdU

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Open Ended

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

Early Civilizations

The Agricultural Revolution

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