Agricultural Revolution Agriculture means farming Revolution means a

Agricultural Revolution Agriculture means farming Revolution means a big change. Hunting animals for food Using animals to help grow food

Agricultural Revolution • For thousands of years food came from wild plants and animals. People were nomads, in search of food. • A change occurred! Instead of hunting and gathering food from the land where they lived, humans learned to grow their own food and breed animals.

Agricultural Revolution: Domestication and Villages • domestication - to train (an animal or plant) to be used by humans • With the change to farming and domesticated animals, life became easier • As a result, more humans survived and the number of people (population) increased • Around 2 million humans on the Earth to more than 90 million.

Farming allowed people to build villages along rivers, where the ground was fertile for crops to grow.

People had more time to develop new technologies (equipment, tools…) The ox-driven plow helped with farming The wheel helped with transporting (moving) goods from one location to another. The loom helped people to weave cloth and create more comfortable clothing.

Culture is the way people live • Culture is passed down from generation to generation • Material culture includes: food, clothing, architecture, arts, music, crafts, and technology • Nonmaterial culture includes religion, language, spiritual beliefs, family, employment, education, values, moral system, rituals and behaviors

TPS Activity Think (T) – write down characteristics about your own culture and subculture Pair (P) – Pair up with a classmate. Talk for one minute and share your culture and listen for one minute to your classmate sharing Share (S) – Report out to the class.