Introduction
31. What development will allow early humans
to stay in one place?
Growing plants and raising animals (producing
food)
Climate Changes
32. In what ways did rising temperatures
affect early humans?
Glaciers disappear and people could
move into new areas
Longer growing seasons
Define domesticate:
To adapt or breed plants or animals
for human use
33.
How did the domestication of plants benefit
humans and animals?
a.
Humans and animals both had more grain (plants) to
eat
The Domestication of Animals
34. How do historians believe early humans
learned to domesticate animals?
Driving animals into ravines and trapping them.
35.
Define ravine:
Deep, narrow valleys
36.
How did the domestication of animals benefit
early humans?
Reliable food source, clothing and other products
Skins = clothing & shelter
Bones = harpoons, needles & tools
Transportation = horses, llamas, camels
Hunting = dogs
The Agricultural Revolution
37. Define agriculture:
Cultivation (preparation) of soil to grow crops
What is the “agricultural revolution?”
Shift (change) from food gathering (hunting) to
food producing
38.
39.
How did the “agricultural revolution” benefit early
humans?
Reliable food sources
New/improved tools & technology (to complete
new work)
Increased population
Settling in one place
Learning new jobs/skills
Use the chart on page 13; what change do we see as a result
of the “agricultural revolution?”
a.
Population explosion (a few million to 85-90 million in five thousand
years
Wrap-up:
Answer the wrap-up question in 3-5 sentences.
Describe the beginnings of plant and animal
domestication.
The domestication of plants and animals means that
humans could now produce their own foods.
Early humans took advantage of rising temperature to
move to new places and utilize longer growing seasons
The domestication of plants probably occurred as early
humans observed the growth of wild or natural plants.
The domestication of animals probably occurred when
humans learned that they could trap animals, feed them
and kill them when needed.
This shift from a hunter-gather lifestyle to one of food
production is called the Agricultural Revolution.
As the ease for which food could be obtained improved
so did the lives of early humans, for technology and tools
needed to advance, and people had more time to think.