The
Agricultural
Revolution
• 6.03 – Explain the impact of
the Agricultural Revolution,
Including:
• Barter economy
• Domestication of plants
and animals
• Emergence of
permanent settlements
• Food surpluses
• Labor specialization
• New sources of clothing
and shelter
• PBO – Explain the impact
of the Agricultural
Revolution by analyzing
secondary sources.
• Activity – Power-point
“The Agricultural
Revolution”.
• Video – History Channel
“Domestication of Plants”
and “Domestication of
Dog.”
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• What is your favorite food to eat?
• Where did that food come from?
Do-Now
• What domesticated animals do you have at home?
• What animals around you are not domesticated?
• What domesticated animals are used for food?
Neolithic Times
• As the Ice Age ended, people moved
into areas with mild climate and fertile
land.
• As a result, people stayed in one area to
grow grains and vegetables.
• People began to domesticate, or tame,
animals for human use.
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The Neolithic Age
• Neolithic Age began
about 8000 BC and
lasted until 4000 BC.
• Neolithic “new stone”.
• Major shift from huntergatherer to systematic
agriculture.
• Grew food on a regular
basis.
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Big Changes
• Agricultural Revolution was one of
the biggest changes in human history.
• Learned to produce a constant food
supply.
• Began living in settled communities.
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Widespread
Farming
• By 8000 BC, people in Southeast
Asia began growing wheat and
barley.
• By 4000 BC, farming was
established in Europe.
• Domesticated pigs, cows, goats,
and sheep.
• In 6000 BC, people began
growing wheat and barley in
Egypt.
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Video – History
Channel
• How did man domesticate dog?
• What was the process of domesticating
plants for early man?
• How did fire change man’s life?
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Homework
• Create a model for a Neolithic village.
• Draw the village on a piece of
construction or copy paper using markers
and colored pencils.
• Make sure to label and list everything, ex.
farming.
• Be sure to list the time it started being
used if possible.
• There are multiple images online for
great examples.
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