The Agricultural Revolution: Transition to Farming

The Agricultural Revolution: Transition to Farming
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Social Studies6-8 Grade

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The Agricultural Revolution: Transition to Farming

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Learning Objective
We'll explore how the agriculture revolution changed how people lived and how societies grew.

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What do you already know about the transition to agriculture?

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Introduction to the Agriculture Revolution


  • Definition: The agriculture revolution means when people started farming instead of hunting animals and gathering plants.
  • Time: This happened a long time ago, about 10,000 years back, and it was a really big deal for humans!
  • Why It's Important: Farming allowed people to settle down in one place instead of moving around, making villages and towns.

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Impact on Where People Lived

  • Staying Put: Instead of moving from place to place, farming let people stay in one spot, creating towns and cities.
  • Bigger Communities: More food meant more people could live together, making villages and towns grow bigger.
  • More People: With better food, more babies survived, so there were more people in communities.

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Changes in How Society Worked
  • Different Jobs: Farming led to people having different jobs, like farmers, builders, and leaders.
  • Trading Stuff: With extra food, people started to trade things, like food for tools or clothes, making communities richer.
  • How Society Changed: Villages turned into cities, and people's lives became more varied with specialized jobs.

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Cultural Changes
  • How Life Looked: Farming affected art, religion, and how people built things as communities became more advanced.
  • New Things Made: People had more time to make things like pots, clothes, and art to make life better.
  • Beliefs About Nature: The way people saw nature changed as they depended on seasons for good crops.

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What cultural changes were brought about by farming?
A
Decrease in crafts and art
B
Advanced communities, new crafts, and revised beliefs about nature
C
No changes in culture
D
Unaffected beliefs about nature

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How did farming impact society?
A
Led to fewer jobs and less trade
B
Had no impact on jobs and trade
C
Led to different jobs and increased trading
D
Led to everyone becoming farmers

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What did farming allow people to do?
A
Move from place to place
B
Live a nomadic lifestyle
C
Stay in one spot and create towns and cities.
D
Travel to different communities

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 Cool New Tools and Ideas
  • Farming Tools: People invented tools like plows and irrigation to grow food better.
  • Making Friends with Animals: We started to live with animals and grow certain plants, changing them to be better for us.
  • Being Smart: This time led to a lot of new ideas and inventions that helped us become smarter and make new things. 

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 Changes in Nature
  • Nature Changes: Farming changed how places looked, like cutting trees and changing how soil worked.
  • Good and Bad: Some changes were good for us, but some made it hard for nature to stay healthy.
  • Taking Care of Nature: We learned we need to take care of nature to keep growing food. 

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Tough Times and Getting Smarter
  • Hard Times: At first, farmers faced problems like bugs eating crops and bad weather.
  • Figuring It Out: People learned new ways to grow food, like changing crops and watering plants.
  • Learning Together: It took time, but we kept learning and getting better at growing food. 

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What were some innovations that helped farmers grow food better?
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Plows
B
Mobile phones
C
Irrigation
D
Televisions

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What were some challenges faced by early farmers?
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Bad weather
B
Abundant water supply
C
Bugs eating crops
D
Friendly animals

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What were some of the changes in nature due to farming?
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Cutting trees
B
Building houses
C
Paving roads
D
Changing how soil worked

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Around the World
  • It's Everywhere: The agriculture revolution didn't just happen in one place—it happened all over the world!
  • Lots of Ways: Different areas grew food differently depending on where they were, making lots of different foods and ways to farm.
  • Changing Everything: This big change affected everyone and changed how people lived everywhere 

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What did the agriculture revolution change?
A
Didn't change anything
B
How people lived everywhere
C
Only impacted a few people
D
Only affected some areas

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Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

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Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

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Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

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The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.