History of agriculture

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/history-of-agriculture

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the approximate commencement of agriculture?Circa 10,000 BCE
2. What is the primary independent centers of domestication?Fertile Crescent, East Asia, the Americas
3. What is the Neolithic Revolution?It was the time, about 10,000 years ago, when people stopped only hunting and gathering and began growing crops and raising animals.
4. Why did people start farming in the Fertile Crescent?The Fertile Crescent had good soil and water, so early people could grow wheat, barley, lentils, and keep sheep there.

Neolithic Revolution: The historical period characterized by the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to settled agriculture and the development of villages.
Sedentary Lifestyle: A way of life characterized by living in one place permanently or for extended periods, as opposed to being nomadic.
Social Stratification: The division of society into hierarchical layers or strata, often based on wealth, status, or power, which became more pronounced with agriculture.