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The Road to The Road to Agriculture Agriculture PowerPointPowerPoint
Before we were all Before we were all farmers, all Homo farmers, all Homo
sapiens were…sapiens were…HuntersHunters and and GatherersGatherers
When we learned When we learned how to how to domesticate domesticate
animals, we were animals, we were able to raise them able to raise them
and not rely on and not rely on hunting anymore.hunting anymore.
When we learned When we learned how to how to domesticate domesticate plants (and animals), plants (and animals),
farming or farming or agricultureagriculture
beganbegan..
AgricultureAgriculture is another is another name for name for farming.farming.
When early humans When early humans started to farm they started to farm they
needed toneeded tostay in one place.stay in one place.
to watch their crops. If to watch their crops. If you grow more than is you grow more than is
needed, you can have a needed, you can have a surplussurplus of food. of food.
When people aren’t When people aren’t worried about surviving worried about surviving everyday of their lives, everyday of their lives,
they have time to they have time to develop develop
CULTURECULTURE..
Here is the Here is the process that process that
led to Culture:led to Culture:
Agriculture Song: Agriculture Song: (Sung to “This Land is Your (Sung to “This Land is Your
Land”)Land”)
We started as hunters and We started as hunters and sometimes gathered. Then sometimes gathered. Then
started farming (I mean started farming (I mean agriculture)…and now we agriculture)…and now we
stay put to watch our crops stay put to watch our crops grow…a surplus is enough grow…a surplus is enough
for you and me!for you and me!