6th AT - Ch. 2 "Early Farmers & City Dwellers"
Big Ideas:
>Adaptations to Earth's climate changes led to the development of permanent, settled, farming societies.
>The development of farming led to the formation of complex societies and economic/social change.
Question: How is the Agricultural Revolution responsible for the $0.99 Double Cheeseburger? AKA - What were the short and long-term effects of the Agricultural Revolution?
Video: Agricultural Revolution (BrainPop)
The Agricultural Revolution: Arts & Entertainment (BrainPop)
The Birth of Agriculture & Its Effects (The Flow of History, FC4)
The Domestication of Animals & Its Effects (The Flow of History, FC5)
Modern Debate:
Was the development of agriculture actually good for humanity?
>Jarod Diamond's article "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race."
>Article "Amazing Hunter-Gatherer Societies Still in Existence."
>Article "Amazing Hunter-Gatherer Societies Still in Existence."
