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A: I'm HUNGRY!
A: I'm HUNGRY!
The Dawn of Humankind
The Dawn of Humankind
Humans used their larger brains and collective learning from generation to generation to become experienced and skilled hunters. Having prior knowledge also made the process of selecting the plants that were acceptable to eat that much easier.
Which form of hunting was best for early humans: tracking and killing animals, or fishing?
B: Hello, Hungry. I'm Agriculture.
B: Hello, Hungry. I'm Agriculture.
C: Sooooo, why agriculture?
C: Sooooo, why agriculture?
It was so easy livin' day-by-day...
It was so easy livin' day-by-day...
At various points in time, across the world, humans made the intentional decision to shift their focus on obtaining food to agriculture and farming. Though not giving up hunting and gathering completely, this change influenced the world in which we live today.
What were the advantages and disadvantages of agriculture? Was farming really the "better" choice?
D: Domestication of plants and animals
D: Domestication of plants and animals
The greatest places to eat, 11,000 years ago
The greatest places to eat, 11,000 years ago
Once people learned how to plant crops and domesticate and raise livestock, they no longer had to move around to follow their food. They were able to generate powerful networks of collective learning — civilizations.
Agriculture as a precursor to the Industrial Revolution
Agriculture as a precursor to the Industrial Revolution
E: Wait, what was wrong with foraging?
E: Wait, what was wrong with foraging?
Foragers didn't have it easy...
Foragers didn't have it easy...
Foraging is hard. It takes a long time to find the food and materials needed to feed a village. Foragers often have to walk long distances to get everything they need. Throughout the year, they had to move from place to place as they used up resources or to follow the seasons. It is not an easy life.
One day, someone came up with the idea of farming. It is easy to assume farming always existed, but it hasn't. Humans invented agriculture.
F: Farming shifts human activity...and the environment
F: Farming shifts human activity...and the environment
G: How did farming change life for humans?
G: How did farming change life for humans?
H: QUEST - Chapter 3 Lesson Game
H: QUEST - Chapter 3 Lesson Game
Play the "Lesson Game" in the online textbook (your next Quest!)
Play the "Lesson Game" in the online textbook (your next Quest!)
(Located at the top of the Chapter page)
I: Contrasting Paleolithic and Neolithic Times
I: Contrasting Paleolithic and Neolithic Times
J: The Importance of Agriculture
J: The Importance of Agriculture
Why was agriculture so important?
Why was agriculture so important?
How did agriculture grow?
How did agriculture grow?
Investigating the growth of agriculture and how it spread across the planet during prehistoric times.
K: Humans using others; others using humans
K: Humans using others; others using humans
History is made up of accounts of the past. Most of these accounts deal with humans. But humans emerged in an environment—our universe, the ecosystem of our planet, and other species. This environment began to form long before humans evolved, and it continues to affect our story today.
L: A Hipp Review - Foraging to Farming
L: A Hipp Review - Foraging to Farming
Changing environmental conditions altered human life
Changing environmental conditions altered human life
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