Step 3

DIRECTIONS:

Watch this BrainPop video entitled Agricultural Revolution Watch the whole video once. Then watch it again and take notes.

QUESTIONS:

9. What are the positive and negative developments of agriculture for humans? Complete chart.

DIRECTIONS: Read the 2 articles below

Article #1: Read "Consequences of the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution" to learn more. Read the whole article once. Then read it again and take notes.

Article #2: Read "Benefits of the Neolithic Revolution" to learn more. Read the whole article once. Then read it again and take notes. 

QUESTIONS

10. What are the positive and negative impacts of the development of agriculture? Add information (notes) to the attached note-taking assignment sheet in your Social Studies Google Classroom.

***Please read at least one more article below (other resources) to add additional information to your chart for question 9 & 10. This chart will be used for your writing assignment after the webquest is completed. The more information the easier it will be to write. 

Collaborative Note-Taking Chart with Main Idea

Other Resources that may be helpful:

• Khan Academy: The Dawn of Agriculture

• Khan Academy: Transition to Farming. Differing Perspectives.

• Discover Magazine: The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

• The Guardian Newspaper: How Neolithic Farming Sowed the Seeds of Modern Inequity 10,000 years ago

• National Geographic: What Was the Neolithic Revolution