1. Chapter 3 Part #2 The Agricultural Revolution
Pages 62-69

2. Lesson 2 The Agricultural Revolution
OBJECTIVES
Discuss how the physical landscape affects the development of agriculture.
Compare the lifestyles of hunter gatherers with those of settlers of early agricultural communities.
Discuss how specialization affects Neolithic people.

3. Neolithic Times
After the last Ice Age ended, the climate of the planet improved.
This meant temperatures were more mild and there was more fertile land.
People started staying in one place and farming.
People also began to DOMESTICATE, or tame animals for human use.

4. Neolithic Times, continued
Farming and Domestication of animals have a huge impact on humans.
Now, humans can grow a constant food supply.
Nomads, since they didn’t have to chase after herds of animals all the time, eventually settle down and form communities.
This change was called the Agricultural Revolution.

5. How does the physical landscape affects daily life & agriculture?

6. Farming By 8000 BCE, farming was an ECONOMIC activity in Asia.
Around 6000 BCE people were farming in Egypt and China.
By 4000 BCE, Europe and Central America had established farming communities.

7. Why do humans build villages near fields and a good water supply ?

8. Life in Neolithic Times
People built villages near fields and a good water supply. (usually near rivers)
A steady food supply created healthier growing populations.
Also, people began to trade their extra food, (SURPLUS) for supplies they could not produce themselves.
Since there was so much food being produced, they didn’t need so many workers in the fields. Instead, some workers SPECIALIZED in a specific job.

9. Life in Neolithic Times, continued
Some people became skilled workers and created items which could be traded.
Examples include : jewelry, baskets, pottery
Also, men and women had different roles. Men worked in the fields and were responsible for protecting the village. Women bore the children and stayed in the villages managing food supplies.

10. Beginnings of Civilization
By about 3000 BCE, complex cultures called civilization began to emerge.
The four great river valley civilizations were: Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China.
They had many things in common: cities, grew up around rivers and they encouraged trade.
They also had a similar type of government. MONARCHY – a government led by a king or queen.
Lastly, these civilizations had religions, social structures and were literate. (writing and art)

11. Please watch the Awesome Video
Mesopotamia the first civilization
From Nomads to Farmers
The city-state of Nippur was considered the holiest city in all of Sumer. The proximity of homes to the
centrally located temple reflected residents' social standing.

12. Do you get it?? What is Physical Landscape?
What was the agricultural Revolution?
What inventions or innovations came from this change?