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Agricultural Revolution

Discover how early humans transitioned from nomadic lifestyles to settled communities through agriculture and animal domestication. Explore the beginnings of agriculture in Abu Hureyra and Jericho, the impact on human societies, and the process of domesticating plants and animals.

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Agricultural Revolution

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  1. Agricultural Revolution

  2. Do Now 1. Take out your Vocabulary Sheets 2. Describe following words: • Drought • Domesticate • Livestock • Agriculture

  3. Domestication • Began in Abu Hureyra and Jericho • Facing food shortages, they began to domesticate animals • Planted seeds of wild plants • Captured wild sheep and goats

  4. Wild Sheep

  5. Wild Goats

  6. Agriculture • People became less nomadic • Abu Hureyra homes: • Began as pits dug into ground, covered with reeds • Later made houses made out of mud and bricks

  7. Permanent Settlements People began to: 1. Work together 2. Organize 3. Develop rules for their community

  8. Activity • Turn to page 50 of your textbook • Using colored pencils, label the areas of the map • Be sure to include the place, how many years ago agriculture developed, and the plants and animals that were domesticated!

  9. Wrap Up • What are some of the places you labeled on your map? How long ago did they develop? What kinds of plants and animals were found there?

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