1. Farming. We all know about Old McDonald, but what tools and technologies were first developed during the agricultural revolution to ‘create’ farming as we know it today?

2. Domestication of Animals and Plants!

3. Domestication of plants and animals was a monumental change! It resulted in the new way of living we know as FARMING (AGRICULTURE)… It resulted in the new way of living we know as FARMING (AGRICULTURE)… …which included both PASTORALISM (herding sheep, goats, cattle, horses, and camels), and… …which included both PASTORALISM (herding sheep, goats, cattle, horses, and camels), and… Domestication of Animals and Plants!

4. Crop-growing Crop-growing (cultivating domesticated plants), and… the development of… FARMING COMMUNITIES

5. Between about 12,000 and 1,000 BCE, farming appeared INDEPENDENTLY in a number of places, possibly in all of the places marked in red on the map. Between about 12,000 and 1,000 BCE, farming appeared INDEPENDENTLY in a number of places, possibly in all of the places marked in red on the map. Mesoamerica AndesAmazonia Eastern North America New Guinea China Ethiopia WestAfrica Fertile Crescent Nile valley

6. Prior to farming, population size in any one area was limited by the availability of wild game, grain, berries, seeds, and nuts. Prior to farming, population size in any one area was limited by the availability of wild game, grain, berries, seeds, and nuts. Farming and the large, relatively dependable crops it provides allowed for… Farming and the large, relatively dependable crops it provides allowed for… POPULATION INTENSIFICATION That means population increases in certain areas. Population in those areas became both larger and denser. That means population increases in certain areas. Population in those areas became both larger and denser.

7. At the same time, farmers in some places were, in spite of population growth, able to produce SURPLUS food. At the same time, farmers in some places were, in spite of population growth, able to produce SURPLUS food. What does SURPLUS FOOD PRODUCTION mean for a society? What does SURPLUS FOOD PRODUCTION mean for a society?

8. SURPLUS FOOD PRODUCTION… SURPLUS FOOD PRODUCTION… …means that not everyone has to grow food or tend animals. They can take on other tasks. They can specialize in some non-farming task.

9. This is called… Job Specialization. Men and women may become: WeaversWeavers Stone MasonsStone Masons PottersPotters PriestsPriests ScribesScribes TradersTraders Army officersArmy officers

10. Domestication of Plants and Animals Farming Surplus Food Specialization PopulationIntensification Complex Society, also known as CIVILIZATION

11. . Not only has life changed culturally and technologically, but also the rate of change has accelerated. 10k years ago Art 200k yrs ago Language Big Era 2 Big Era 1 Today Big Eras 4-9 1k years ago Dogs, sheep. goats, horses, wheat, rice, chiles, potatoes—all domesticated Plow farming Law Codes Chariots Temple building Sailing technology Coppersmelting Alphabet Wheel Writing Irrigation Regular trade routes Calendars Pottery Bow & arrow Pyramids Walled cities Letters and envelopes 360-degree circle BE3

12. Exit Slip What problems can you predict will occur due to farming that did not exist before? Think of one problem per big question: -Environment -People -Ideas