Hunters became farmers

1.3 Early Farmers
Why did people change from hunting and gathering to farming?
What are the differences in lifestyle?
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1.3 Early Farmers
Why did people change from hunting and gathering to farming?
What are the differences in lifestyle?

Slide 1 - Slide

What does the word prehistory mean?
A
The time before people could read and write
B
It's a different word for history
C
The period of hunters-gatherers
D
People who research history

Slide 2 - Quiz

Climate change
  • In Europe there was an Ice Age
  • But around 10,000 BC the earth started to warm up
Klimaatverandering
Ijstijd

Slide 3 - Slide

Agriculture + The fertile crescent
  • This region also warmed up

Slide 4 - Slide

Agriculture + The fertile crescent
  • This region also warmed up
  • It also got a lot dryer > deserts started to form
  • By accident people found out they could grow plants
  • Growing your own food = not having to gather anymore
Desert = een woestijn

Slide 5 - Slide

Agriculture + The fertile crescent
  • This region also warmed up
  • It also got a lot dryer > deserts started to form
  • By accident people found out they could grow plants
  • Growing your own food = not having to gather anymore
  • Farming started in the fertile crescent  
Desert = een woestijn
Vruchtbare halve maan

Slide 6 - Slide

Agriculture
Growing food from seeds
Domestication
Tam maken van dieren, zoals bijvoorbeeld schapen, koeien en geiten
Landbouw

Slide 7 - Slide

It took thousands of years before it got to Europe

Slide 8 - Slide

Difference in lifestyle
  • People started to live in fixed places
  • Therefore they could have more belongings
  • The settlements grew larger

Slide 9 - Slide

Discuss with your neighbour
Write down three differences
And three similarities

Slide 10 - Slide

Why would we find more sources from the first farmers than the hunter-gatherers? What do you think?

Slide 11 - Open question

First farmers in our lands
  • Around 5300 years ago the first farmers settled in Limburg
  • Different settlers came in and slowly the country was fully inhabited by farmers

Slide 12 - Slide

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Slide 14 - Slide

What is domestication?

Slide 15 - Open question